Rampage at the University of Heidelberg: the perpetrator shot himself with a gun in a lecture – one victim apparently in mortal danger
Created: 01/24/2022, 15:42
By: Richard Strobl, Patrick Huljina
A large-scale operation is underway at the University of Heidelberg.
A person injured several people with a long gun.
According to the police, the perpetrator is dead.
There was a killing spree at the University of Heidelberg on Monday (January 24).
(see first report)
According to the police, the perpetrator is dead. According to dpa information, he is said to have been a student himself.
(see update from January 24, 2:32 p.m.)
Four people were injured, some seriously, in the rampage in Heidelberg.
(see update from January 24, 3:30 p.m.)
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Update from January 24, 3:30 p.m.:
“According to current knowledge, the perpetrator is said to have shot a long gun while the lecture was running in a lecture hall at the university in Neuenheimer Feld, injuring four people, some seriously,” said the police in a statement With.
The perpetrator then fled to the outside area.
The perpetrator was dead, it said.
It is assumed that there was a single perpetrator.
“Currently, there is no longer any danger,” the police said.
The on-site investigations are therefore continuing at full speed.
A citizen hotline has been set up for relatives under the number 0621/174-5055.
A press conference is to be held early Monday evening.
Rampage at Heidelberg University: four people injured – one critically
Update from January 24, 3:04 p.m .:
After the rampage in Heidelberg, according to dpa, there should be a total of four injured.
According to security circles, one of the four victims was fatally injured when the shots were fired in the university lecture hall.
Update from January 24, 2:55 p.m .:
"We assume a single perpetrator who is now dead," said a police spokesman to
Merkur.de
and
tz.de.
The perpetrator injured several people with a gun.
The police spokesman could not confirm any information on the condition and the number of injuries.
Neither is there speculation about the perpetrator's motive or that he shot himself.
Members of the SEK are standing at a vehicle on the premises of Heidelberg University.
© R.Priebe/dpa
Rampage at the University of Heidelberg: The perpetrator is said to have been a student
Update from January 24, 2:32 p.m .:
According to information from the dpa, the gunman should have been a student himself.
According to initial findings, he had no religious or political motives, according to security circles.
He had several long guns with him.
According to the
picture
, the SEK and a police helicopter are currently in use.
Rampage at the University of Heidelberg: Injured after a lecture hall attack with a long gun
First report:
Heidelberg – A major police operation is currently underway on the grounds of the University of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg*.
According to initial information from the police, a person with a long gun injured several people in a lecture hall.
The perpetrator is now dead. There is also a seriously injured person, it said.
According to dpa, security circles said the man had killed himself.
However, this information has not yet been officially confirmed.
The police said: "We are not assuming that there will be other perpetrators." However, the site will continue to be searched for safety.
Police vehicles are parked on the grounds of Heidelberg University.
According to information from the German Press Agency, there was a rampage on campus.
© R.Priebe/dpa
Rampage at the University of Heidelberg: police operation is ongoing - the perpetrator is dead
The police* said via Twitter: “This is known so far: A single perpetrator injured several people in a lecture hall with a long gun.
The perpetrator himself is dead.”
The Neuenheimer Feld in front of the gates of the old town is currently cordoned off as Heidelberg24* reports.
The natural science faculties and parts of the university hospital of the University of Heidelberg are mainly located there.
No further details were initially known about the crime.
The police asked motorists to drive around the site so that rescue workers can drive freely.
*Merkur.de and Heidelberg24.de are offered by IPPEN.MEDIA
