“several deaths” in a Church, what happened?

several deaths in a Church what happened

SHOOTING HAMBURG. Drama in Germany. On Thursday March 9, 2023, shots were fired at a church in Hamburg, killing at least seven people, according to local media.

[Mis à jour le 9 mars 2023 à 23h50] According to German media, a shooting broke out this Thursday evening, March 9, in a church in Hamburg, located in northern Germany. Seven dead and at least eight injured are to be deplored, according to Picture. On Twitter, the German police indicated that “according to the first findings, shots were fired in a church in Deelböge street, in the GroßBorstel district”. And to clarify: “Several people were seriously injured, some even fatally. We are on site with a large contingent of forces.” The area where the shooting occurred has been cordoned off and motorists have been urged to drive around the area.

According to the media Picture, the shooting would have occurred in a Kingdom Hall, which is none other than the name given to the place of worship used by Jehovah’s Witnesses. According to a local police spokesperson, the police received several calls around 9:15 p.m., alerting to gunshots. Quickly, the local population was warned by the police of an “extreme danger”, thanks to the disaster alert application.

The shooter among the dead?

Little information about the shooter had been released Thursday evening. “So far, there is no indication of an assailant on the run,” initially said a police spokesman whose Picture echoed. Then, shortly before midnight, a police spokesman told NTV television that there were indications that “a perpetrator was[ait] possibly in the building” and was among the victims. Picture reported that it could be the seventh dead person found upstairs. Concerning the motive, the police of Hamburg tweeted that at this stage of the investigation “there is no reliable information,” before asking everyone “not to share unwarranted assumptions and/or spread rumours.”

The mayor of Hamburg reacted on Twitter in the evening. “The Alsterdorf/GroßBorstel reports are shocking. My most sincere condolences to the families of the victims. The emergency services are working hard to find the perpetrators and clarify the context,” said Peter Tschentscher.

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