Scholz on rampage in Heidelberg: It breaks my heart
Created: 01/24/2022, 18:28
Police officers enter the building on the premises of Heidelberg University where the killing spree took place.
© Sebastian Gollnow/dpa
Chancellor Olaf Scholz was deeply shocked after the rampage in Heidelberg.
"It breaks my heart to hear such news," said the SPD politician on Monday after a conference with the prime ministers in Berlin.
He expressed his condolences to the relatives, the victims and the students of the University of Heidelberg.
Berlin - In a lecture hall at the University of Heidelberg, a man shot around while the lecture was in progress, killing a young woman and injuring three people.
The woman died from the serious gunshot wounds a few hours after the crime, the German press agency learned from security circles.
The perpetrator, who is said to have been a student himself, is said to have shot himself.
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