Germany: taking pictures inside Jehovah’s Witnesses church in Hamburg, a number of lifeless

On Thursday, March 10, In the northern German metropolis of Hamburg, photographs had been fired inside Jehovah’s Witnesses church. 

The police stated that the motive of the assault is just not clear but including that the attacker could also be among the many lifeless. Police declined to disclose how many individuals died however did state that a number of had been critically injured.

According to the Bild newspaper, the taking pictures on the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in a northern Hamburg district of Germany resulted in seven fatalities and left eight injured.

Several native media reviews have additionally said that round six folks misplaced their lives within the assault. 

Several folks have been killed and several other others critically injured in a taking pictures at a Jehovah’s Witness church within the northern German metropolis of Hamburg, with the motive for the assault unclear, police stated https://t.co/dqCWX2mLtU pic.twitter.com/Inu0J6bwxX

— Reuters (@Reuters) March 10, 2023

According to a reporter on the scene and reported by Germany’s DPA information company, native residents in Hamburg’s northern Alsterdorf district had acquired cell phone alerts of a “life-threatening situation” and that streets had been closed.

Seven folks had been killed in a taking pictures throughout a Jehovah’s Witnesses occasion in Hamburg, based on the Bild newspaper, which additionally reported that at the least eight others had been injured.

— dpa information company (@dpa_intl) March 9, 2023

We heard gunfire, a witness knowledgeable reporters. He claimed that there was 12 steady gunfire. “Then we saw how people were taken away in black bags,” the witness reportedly stated.

As for the taking pictures within the Gross Borstel district of Hamburg, police spokesperson Holger Vehren said, “We just know that several people died here; other people are wounded, they were rushed to hospitals.” Vehren has additionally not confirmed the native media reviews which claimed that six to seven folks have been killed within the assault. He reportedly stated that the police had been knowledgeable in regards to the incident at 9:15 p.m. following which the police rushed to the spot.

“Then there were shots on the upper floor and a dead person was found there. We assume that it is the perpetrator.”, Holger Vehren informed the media. 

“Es gab dann Schüsse im Obergeschoss und dort wurde eine tote Person gefunden. Wir gehen davon aus, dass es sich um den Täter handelt.”, Holger Vehren von der @PolizeiHamburg.

Hier der ganze Ton zu #hh0803. Interview von @GregoryDauber für @tonline #Hamburg pic.twitter.com/dHkJlVnQt4

— Carsten Janz @[email protected] (@janzegal) March 10, 2023

Early on Friday morning, Hamburg police said on Twitter that they believed that there was just one shooter and that they had been progressively withdrawing safety forces from the world.

“We found a dead person in a community center in #GroßBorstel who we believe could be a perpetrator. In order to rule out the involvement of other perpetrators, we carry out checks and search extensively,” Hamburg Police tweeted.

Wir haben in einem Gemeindehaus in #GroßBorstel eine leblose Person aufgefunden, bei der wir davon ausgehen, dass es sich um einen Täter handeln könnte. Um die Beteiligung weiterer Täter auszuschließen, führen wir Überprüfungen durch & fahnden umfassend.#schießerei #hh0903

— Polizei Hamburg (@PolizeiHamburg) March 10, 2023

Earlier Hamburg police said that the motive behind the taking pictures stays unclear.

Nach ersten Erkenntnissen wurde in einer Kirche in der Straße Deelböge im Stadtteil #GroßBorstel geschossen. Dabei wurden mehrere Menschen schwer verletzt, einige sogar tödlich. Wir sind mit einem Großaufgebot an Kräften vor Ort. Weitere Informationen folgen. #schießerei #h0903

— Polizei Hamburg (@PolizeiHamburg) March 9, 2023

Peter Tschentscher, the mayor of Hamburg, tweeted that the information of the assault was “shocking” and supplied his sympathy to the kin of the victims.

Die Meldungen aus Alsterdorf / Groß Borstel sind erschütternd. Den Angehörigen der Opfer gilt mein tiefes Mitgefühl. Die Einsatzkräfte arbeiten mit Hochdruck an der Verfolgung des / der Täter & der Aufklärung der Hintergründe. Bitte beachten Sie die Hinweise der @PolizeiHamburg. https://t.co/38UcdguLzH

— Peter Tschentscher (@TschenPe) March 9, 2023

“The reports from Alsterdorf/Groß Borstel are shocking. My deepest condolences to the families of the victims. The emergency services are working flat out to track down the perpetrator(s) and to clarify the background,” Tschentscher tweeted.