7 Killed at Jehovah’s Witnesses Center in Germany By a Shooter(Photos/Video)

7 Killed at Jehovah’s Witnesses Center in Germany By a Shooter(Photos/Video)

7 Killed at Jehovah’s Witnesses Center in Germany By a Shooter(Photos/Video).

7 Killed at Jehovah’s Witnesses Center in Germany By a Shooter(Photos/Video)

On Friday, March 10, a shooter killed seven people at a Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Hamburg, Germany, according to the German police.

The attack occurred around 9 p.m. local time, with police initially unsure about the number of attackers involved. Later updates showed that it was just one attacker, who died at the scene.

The police were called to the building and saw dead and injured people on the bottom floor where an event was taking place.

The police officers heard a shot on the top floor of the building when they first entered and found a dead person upstairs. After the attack, more footage from the scene showed numerous armed police officers inside and around the Kingdom Hall while a helicopter flew overhead.

7 Killed at Jehovah’s Witnesses Center in Germany By a Shooter(Photos/Video)

A bomb disposal team was deployed at one point. The streets around the place of worship were cordoned off, and police earlier warned of “extreme danger” in the area.

According to the latest statement from Hamburg’s police, eight people are dead, including the alleged perpetrator, while some people were seriously injured in the incident.

The Jehovah’s Witnesses in Germany issued a statement expressing their deep sadness about the attack on their members at the Kingdom Hall in Hamburg after a religious service.

“The religious community is deeply saddened by the horrific attack on its members at the Kingdom Hall in Hamburg after a religious service.”

“At present, we believe there is one perpetrator,” Hamburg police said in their latest update on their Twitter account, hours after armed officers scoured the scene for evidence and suspects.

“All police measures in the vicinity are being successively discontinued. The investigation into the circumstances of the crime continues.”

The motive for the crime is not confirmed, according to police. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned the shooting in a statement, and EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson expressed her sympathy for the victims and their families.

This is not the first shooting spree recorded in Germany in recent times. In January 2022, at least one person was killed after a man opened fire on students in a lecture hall at Heidelberg University in southwestern Germany. In 2020, a mass shooting at two shisha bars in Hanau killed several people.

The shooting resulted in the deaths of seven people, including the alleged perpetrator. The motive for the crime is still unknown, and the investigation into the circumstances of the crime continues. The incident is a reminder of the need for heightened security measures in places of worship to prevent such attacks in the future.

 


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