Rampage in Hamburg with eight dead: Agency reports further findings on the alleged perpetrator

In Hamburg there were several dead after shots in a faith center of Jehovah's Witnesses.

According to the police, the alleged perpetrator also died.

The news ticker.

• Rampage

  in

  Hamburg

  : Shots were fired in a Jehovah's Witnesses faith center on Thursday evening (9 March).

• Several

  dead

  and

  seriously injured

  : According to the police, eight people die, probably including the alleged perpetrator.

• The police

  assume that the perpetrator was a lone wolf: the motives for the crime are still being determined.

• This

  news ticker on the shooting spree in Hamburg

  is continuously updated.

Update from March 10, 11 a.m.: According to

information from security circles,

the alleged perpetrator of the rampage in Hamburg was not known to the police as an extremist.

According to reports, the fact that his name appeared in the databases of the security authorities has no criminal background, but to do with the fact that he is said to have applied for a gun permit.

This always requires a reliability check, in which references to criminal offenses and extremism are checked.

According to a report by

the content of which the police have not yet confirmed, a pistol was used as the murder weapon in the bloody deed.

Update from March 10, 10:51 a.m .:

In the course of the investigation into the killing spree in a Hamburg religious center of Jehovah’s Witnesses, the police will publish further findings on Friday afternoon.

"For yesterday's large-scale operation in Groß Borstel/Alsterdorf, a press conference is planned for 12 noon today at the Hamburg police headquarters," wrote the Hamburg police on Twitter.

You can follow the PK live here.

Update from March 10, 9:58 a.m .:

After the deadly rampage in Hamburg, Chancellor Olaf Scholz also expressed his sympathy.

"Several members of a Jehovah congregation fell victim to a brutal act of violence last night, my thoughts are with them and their relatives - and with the security forces, who have just put their hard work behind them," said the Chancellor.

Eight people died in the bloody deed, including the alleged perpetrator.

Shots in Hamburg: rampage in the faith center of Jehovah's Witnesses claims eight lives - alleged perpetrators probably among them

Update from March 10, 8:35 a.m.:

The Hamburg police reported on their website that “according to the current status (03/10/2022, 07:32 a.m.) 8 people were fatally injured”.

The alleged perpetrator was also among the dead of the killing spree.

In addition, "other people were injured by the act, some seriously," the police said.

A service was held in the three-story building of Jehovah's Witnesses on Thursday evening.

The shots were fired around 9 p.m.

Police officers were at the scene a few minutes later.

The police assumed it was a lone perpetrator.

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The police forensics secures the crime scene in Hamburg.

© Jonas Walzberg/dpa

Update from March 10, 8:24 a.m.:

According to a report by

, the suspected perpetrator of the killing spree is said to be a former member of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

The man was said to be between 30 and 40 years old and used a pistol as the murder weapon.

The portal did not give details of the source of the information that has not yet been officially confirmed.

Update from March 10, 6:57 a.m .:

After the fatal shots at a Jehovah’s Witnesses service in Hamburg, the police are continuing their investigations at the scene of the crime.

“At the moment the handovers are going on here.

It's all in flux," said a police spokesman on Friday morning in Hamburg.

He was initially unable to give details of the dead and injured and how the crime happened.

There is no further information on this yet.

The scene of the shooting is a three-story building.

It is located in the immediate vicinity of a painting company and a construction site.

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Police officers stand in front of a Jehovah's Witnesses building.

Several people were killed and a few injured when shots were fired in the building on Thursday evening.

© Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa

Amok run in Hamburg: Several dead after shots in a Jehovah's Witnesses faith center - alleged perpetrator probably dead

Update from March 10, 5:33 a.m .:

People were shot dead and other people seriously injured in a Jehovah’s Witnesses faith center in Hamburg on Thursday (March 9).

According to the police, the attack happened on Thursday evening in the Groß Borstel district.

The crime scene is on a street where the three Hamburg districts of Groß Borstel, Alsterdorf and Eppendorf meet.

Officials then "found a lifeless person who we assume could be a perpetrator".

It is currently not assumed that there are other perpetrators, it said on Friday morning.

According to the police, an event took place in the evening in the three-story building of Jehovah's Witnesses.

The shots were fired around 9 p.m.

Police forces were nearby and a few minutes later at the scene of the crime - and then "penetrated the object very quickly".

According to the information, the officials found several dead and seriously injured in the building.

First, the police were still looking for possible other perpetrators, but then on Friday morning they said: "According to the current state of affairs, we assume a perpetrator."

Also in the ZDF program Maybrit Illner, TV viewers were warned during the killing spree.

Meanwhile, Hamburg's Senator for the Interior, Andy Grote (SPD), announced a press conference for Friday afternoon, at which details of the crime and the status of the investigation would be announced.

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Heavily armed police forces are at the scene of a killing spree among Jehovah's Witnesses.

© Elias Bartl

Hamburg-News: Shots in the faith center of Jehovah's Witnesses - police investigations into the motive are still ongoing

Update from March 9, 11:53 p.m.:

The Hamburg police have not yet been able to provide any information about the motive for the crime.

The authority calls for no unsecured assumptions and / or rumors to be spread.

So far, there is no reliable information on the motive for the crime.

We ask that you do not share unsecured assumptions and/or spread rumours.

#shootout #hh0903

— Police Hamburg (@PolizeiHamburg) March 9, 2023

Shots in the Hamburg faith center: several dead – the police assume an amok attack

The incident happened in the Alsterdorf district of Hamburg.

The police spoke of a large situation.

According to information from security circles, the Hamburg police classified the shots as an amok act.

Update from March 9, 11:45 p.m .:

Several people were killed and some people were injured when shots were fired during an event of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Hamburg.

According to consistent media reports, seven people died on Thursday evening and at least eight other people were injured.

"The dead all have gunshot wounds," said a police spokesman.

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Police officers and helpers at the crime scene in Hamburg.

© Jonas Walzberg/dpa

Shooting in Hamburg: Several dead in the faith center of Jehovah's Witnesses - apparently seven fatalities

"According to initial findings, there are several dead among the victims," ​​it said.

The police initially did not give concrete figures.

The Hamburg interior authority initially did not want to confirm any numbers either.

Unconfirmed information from the official side is seven fatalities.

Shooting in the Hamburg faith center of Jehovah's Witnesses: No evidence of fugitive perpetrators

There is no indication of a fugitive perpetrator: "At the moment the situation is calm," said a police spokesman about the current situation about the shooting in the faith center of Jehovah's Witnesses in Hamburg.

Patrol cars with blue lights cordoned off the crime scene in the evening.

Patrol officers with submachine guns additionally secured the area.

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Police officers in special equipment.

© Jonas Walzberg/dpa

Shots in Hamburg: Mayor Tschentscher reports after shooting in the faith center

Hamburg's Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) was dismayed by the shots during an event of Jehovah's Witnesses.

"The reports from Alsterdorf / Groß Borstel are shocking," wrote Tschentscher on Twitter about the shooting in the church.

“My deepest condolences to the families of the victims.

The emergency services are working flat out to track down the perpetrators and clarify the background.” Tschentscher called on citizens to heed the police's instructions.

Shooting in Hamburg: large-scale police operation - several dead and injured in the Church of Jehovah's Witnesses

First report from March 9, 10 p.m.:

Hamburg – large-scale police operation in Hamburg.

Several shots were fired in a center of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Großborstel district.

According to previously unconfirmed reports, several people died.

In addition, several people are said to have been injured – some of them seriously injured.

According to consistent media reports, six people died.

A possible further victim is still unconfirmed.

As a spokesman for the Hamburg police, Holger Vehren, told

, the police received emergency calls around 9 p.m.

It was reported that shots had been fired during a community event.

Since the police were already in the vicinity of the building, the emergency services were quickly on site.

"When you went into the object, you already noticed that people - obviously with gunshot wounds - had been attacked." People were seriously injured, some fatally.

It is not yet possible to comment on the exact number of dead and injured.

The @PolizeiHamburg (Holger Vehren) on the situation in #Hamburg https://t.co/iFdoDfSXRU@ippenmedia @ippendigital pic.twitter.com/LEN2S8EOOE

— Sebastian Peters 🇺🇦 (@PressePeters) March 9, 2023

Shots in Hamburg: Several dead and injured – police give details

The spokesman also reports that the emergency services apparently heard shots in the building themselves.

Several people were found in the building itself.

It is still unclear whether this is the perpetrator.

It has not yet been clarified whether there are several perpetrators.

So far, however, there is no evidence of a fugitive.

According to reporters on the spot, the area was largely cordoned off after the shots were fired in the Deelböge in Hamburg.

In addition to paramedics who treat the injured on the street in ambulances, the fire brigade and the SEK are also on the spot in the Hamburg district on the border with the Alsterdorf district.

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Shots are currently being reported in Hamburg.

The police are on site with a large contingent.

© Elias Bartl

Shots in Hamburg: SEK in front of the site - area cordoned off over a wide area

Surrounding hospitals were alerted to a mass casualty incident, while rescue workers confirmed the emergency response.

The fire brigade is also on duty.

Aid organizations are called in because of the many injuries.

The background to the shots is still unclear and the number of dead and injured has not yet been officially confirmed.

“So far, there is no reliable information on the motive for the crime.

We ask that you not share any unsecured assumptions and/or spread rumors," said the Hamburg police on Twitter.

#Currently there is a major police operation in #Alsterdorf.

We are currently examining the background and will provide more information here shortly.

pic.twitter.com/ISit1BZJ5t

— Police Hamburg (@PolizeiHamburg) March 9, 2023

The population was alerted via the Nina Warnapp.

The report reads: "Damage event: Today at around 9:00 p.m., one or more unknown perpetrators shot(s) at people in a church." Here, too, it is emphasized that the roads in the area are closed.

The population is encouraged to avoid the danger area.

Persons in the danger area should not go outside for the time being.

Hamburg – In a shootout in Hamburg on Thursday evening, several people were killed (to the news ticker) and some people were injured.

The police speak of a large situation.

Hamburg: Great situation of the police after a shooting in the faith center

#Currently there is a major police operation in #Alsterdorf.

We are currently examining the background and will provide more information here shortly.

pic.twitter.com/ISit1BZJ5t

— Police Hamburg (@PolizeiHamburg) March 9, 2023

According to the interior authorities, one or more perpetrators shot at people in a faith center in the Groß Borstel district.

The Home Office issued a warning.

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