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Seven students were injured in the shooting at a high school in Wuppertal.
The suspected attacker is also in the hospital.
An arrest warrant was requested against him for attempted murder.
Wuppertal - After the shooting in Wuppertal with a total of eight injured, the public prosecutor's office has applied for an arrest warrant for attempted murder against a suspected student.
The police and public prosecutor's office said on Friday that he had not yet come to the attention of the authorities.
Four students at a high school were stabbed on Thursday when a 17-year-old suddenly attacked his classmates in a break room.
Three other students suffered shock.
The suspect is said to have inflicted serious injuries on himself with the knife.
Investigators reported that there was evidence of mental illness in him.
This can be concluded from a letter in which he confessed to the crime and which he gave to a teacher.
According to the current state of the investigation, political or religious motivation can be ruled out.
The 17-year-old alleged perpetrator was a senior at school himself.
A teacher became aware of loud shouts and came to the scene, said prosecutor Patrick Penders.
The teacher was able to calm him down and disarm him.
“However, when he saw the emergency services, the suspect became agitated again and attacked the emergency services and said that he wanted to be shot by the police,” said operations manager Colin Rinderz.
16 students and a teacher are considered witnesses to the crime.
Three students suffered shocks and two of them were taken to hospital.
The students who were taken to clinics because of the stab wounds have already been released, with the exception of the suspect.
They are considered to be slightly injured.
The 17-year-old was overpowered and arrested without the use of a firearm.
His weapon, a folding knife with a six to eight centimeter long blade, was confiscated.
The school had sounded the alarm.
Heavily armed emergency services cordoned them off and searched them.
The building had been evacuated.
614 students and 25 teachers were looked after.
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Attorney Oliver Doelfs, who took over the defense of the young person, did not want to comment on the case, citing the special need for protection of his minor client.
The 17-year-old is to be examined psychiatrically to determine whether he is responsible.
The further course of action will depend on the specialist’s report.
The student, who is in a hospital, is currently considered unfit for transport anyway.
It is a German-Turk who was born in Wuppertal.
dpa