Shooting incident Hamburg: suspected perpetrator found dead in HafenCity
Shots are fired in HafenCity in the morning. Two people are injured. Police find the 68-year-old suspect dead in a hotel shortly afterwards.
Suspected gunman found dead in Hamburg's HafenCity after shots fired
Special response units of the Hamburg police have found the presumed gunman dead in a hotel following a large-scale operation in HafenCity. According to authorities, the 68-year-old man shot two people at around 8.50 a.m. A woman was critically injured and a man seriously injured. The suspect is believed to have taken his own life afterwards.
The shots were fired near the Elbphilharmonie. A large-scale operation was subsequently launched to locate the suspect. Police spokespersons confirmed on enquiry that the background to the act is believed to lie in the family sphere. There was said to have been no immediate danger to the general public.
According to n-tv, authorities are currently investigating whether there is a connection with the discovery of two bodies in Baden-Württemberg. Following a tip-off from Hamburg, a police operation took place in the municipality of Eningen near Reutlingen. Two people were found dead in an apartment there. The police spokeswoman for Reutlingen police headquarters said this possible connection still needed to be investigated.
The two injured persons from HafenCity are receiving medical care. No further information is currently available regarding their condition.
Source: n-tv