Teenager wounds two schoolgirls at Upper Bavarian school
A 16-year-old Croatian national attacked two girls with a blade at Welfen-Gymnasium in Schongau on Wednesday. He had previously fired a shot from a pistol, which then jammed.
Teenager wounds two schoolgirls at Upper Bavarian school
On Wednesday shortly before 1 p.m., an act of violence occurred at Welfen-Gymnasium in Schongau, a small town of around 12,000 inhabitants in western Upper Bavaria. A 16-year-old youth, a Croatian national, attacked two classmates with a stabbing weapon. Both injured girls were airlifted to a hospital. In the evening, police gave the all-clear: the health condition of the girls is no longer life-threatening.
According to Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, the attacker was carrying a pistol in addition to the knife. He approached the school building and fired a single shot, which fortunately hit no one. The firearm subsequently jammed, preventing the 16-year-old from firing further rounds. He then drew the blade and stabbed two randomly selected classmates.
After the incident, he attempted to flee. Teachers and uniformed emergency personnel apprehended him after approximately a quarter of an hour. Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann stated that the young man lived with his parents and had previously received psychiatric treatment. The tabloid newspaper "Bild" reported that he had formerly attended this educational institution.
Initially there was uncertainty as to whether the perpetrator had accomplices. Emergency personnel reinforced their presence around the gymnasium. The town's residents were asked to avoid the area. A contact point for concerned family members and parents was established at a local fire station.
"We are currently treating this as a case of a lone actor. There are no indications of accomplices," announced the police authority for the Upper Bavaria South region on the social media platform X.
Source: RMF24
Source: RMF24