A man opened fire on Monday January 24 during an amphitheater class at the oldest university in Heidelberg, in southwestern Germany, killing a young woman and injuring three other people. The assailant, with still unclear motives, committed suicide in the process.
It was midday on Monday that a man entered an amphitheater at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Heidelberg armed with several firearms.
He opened fire and injured four people. One of them, a woman according to the German press, did not survive her injuries, reports our correspondent in Berlin, Pascal Thibault.
The man, an 18-year-old student enrolled in the same faculty according to the magazine Der Spiegel, then fled and was found dead near there. He committed suicide, according to the police.
Police have yet to provide details of the individual’s possible motives. German media claim that they were neither political nor religious.
The madman would have interrupted a lesson to open fire “ around him “, obviously without a particular target, according to Mannheim police spokesman Stefan Wilhelm.
Investigators have not yet knowledge of a letter of claim “. A law enforcement press conference was held at 7 p.m. local time.
According to local police chief Siegfried Kollmar, the weapons the shooter was carrying with him ” were purchased abroad “.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed his ” consternation “. ” I am heartbroken to hear such news “, underlined the social democrat leader.
“ My thoughts are with the victims and those on the ground. Thank you to the intervention forces for their service “, adds on Twitter the Minister of Justice.
Schreckliche Nachrichten erreichen uns aus #Heidelberg. Meine Gedanken sind bei den Opfern und Menschen vor Ort. Danke an die Einsatzkräfte für ihren Dienst.
—Marco Buschmann (@MarcoBuschmann) January 24, 2022