Assignment at Mölln vocational school ended. “The search did not lead to the arrest of a suspect and was completed at 3:50 p.m.,” police said.

Emergency services cordoned off the area and special forces searched the school for several hours. An estimated 1,500 students were affected by the measures. The investigation into the background to the case was ongoing. The police were on site with around 150 emergency services. A student at the vocational school had reported an armed person in the school building.