Hamburg: Man shoots in HafenCity, then commits suicide in hotel
A 68-year-old killed two people and wounded two others in Hamburg before taking his own life in the Elbphilharmonie. Police found two additional bodies in his flat in Baden-Württemberg.
Shooting in Hamburg's HafenCity — suspect found dead
An armed man wounded two people in Hamburg's HafenCity on Tuesday morning and later died himself. According to swr.de, shots were fired around 9 a.m. in a residential building near the Elbphilharmonie. A man suffered a gunshot wound to the leg, a woman to the neck. The wounded woman was the daughter-in-law of the 68-year-old suspect, and the man was an employee of a security service who alerted police.
The suspected perpetrator was found dead in a hotel room at the Elbphilharmonie at noon — he had taken his own life, as a police spokesperson confirmed. Investigators believe the motive lies in the family sphere. The weapon used was a gas pistol.
The consequences of the incident extended to Baden-Württemberg. During a search of the 68-year-old's residential address in Eningen unter Achalm (Reutlingen district), police officers found two bodies — the man's 65-year-old wife and his 90-year-old father-in-law. The criminal investigation unit of Reutlingen police headquarters is investigating the case as a violent crime.
The mayor of Eningen, Eric Sindek, described the discovery as a "great tragedy" and expressed his condolences to the relatives. At the time of the operation in Hamburg, a school concert was taking place in the Elbphilharmonie's small hall. Police cared for the children present; the concert hall was partially evacuated. After the police operation concluded, regular operations resumed as planned. According to police, there was no concrete danger to the public.
Source: Die Zeit Kriminalität