Heidelberg: rampage on university campus with several injuries – attacker dead after attack in lecture hall

Created: 2022-01-24Updated: 2022-01-24, 2:10 p.m

By: Christian Stör

The police are with a large contingent on the premises of Heidelberg University.

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A large-scale police operation is underway on the university campus in Heidelberg.

One person is said to have injured several other people.

Heidelberg – According to information from the German Press Agency, there was a killing spree on the premises of Heidelberg University.

A lone perpetrator injured several people in a lecture hall with a long gun on Monday afternoon, the police said.

The perpetrator is now dead.

Neuenheimer Feld is a new development area.

There are, among other things, the botanical garden and parts of the university hospital.

Details were not initially known.

The police asked motorists to drive around the site so that rescue workers can drive freely.

(red/dpa/afp)