At least eleven people lost their lives after shots in the center of Hanau. What is known about the case so far.
- Gunshots were fired in Hanau, Hesse on Wednesday evening (February 19, 2020).
- At least eleven people died - including the perpetrator, apparently.
- The background of the bloody deed is still open.
Hanau - After the fatal shots on nine people in Hanau , the alleged perpetrator is dead. Police officers found two more bodies in an apartment early Thursday morning. Among these, there is a high probability that the perpetrator was a police spokesman. There is no evidence of further perpetrators.
Hanau: At least eleven fatalities after gunshots
According to testimony to an escape vehicle, police officers had entered an apartment in the Kesselstadt district, the spokesman said. The two dead were discovered there. The investigation into her identity has not yet been completed. Information about their nationality and the nationality of the nine people shot previously could not yet be made.
The police initially stated the number of deaths as eight, in the morning as nine. In addition, several people were injured, police said.
Bloody deed in Hanau: background so far completely unclear
According to police, the perpetrator first attacked a restaurant on Heumarkt in the west of Hanau at around 10 p.m. on Wednesday evening. Several people were shot there, the police spokesman said. A dark car drove away from there. Afterwards, more people were shot in the Kesselstadt district further west.
After the shots, cartridge cases could be seen in front of the restaurant on Heumarkt, as a reporter from the German Press Agency reported. The tracks were marked with paint spray. The police asked passers-by to leave the area and go to their homes or other local locations.
The city of Hanau, which belongs to the Main-Kinzig district, is around 20 kilometers east of Frankfurt / Main and has around 100,000 inhabitants. Officials from Bavaria were also deployed to support the Hessian police.
dpa