Multiple Dead In Shooting At A Jehovah’s Witness Center In Germany

Multiple Dead In Shooting At A Jehovah’s Witness Center In Germany

A deadly shooting erupted at a Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall in the German city of Hamburg on Thursday evening, leaving several dead as police said they believed the attacker had acted alone.

Authorities have yet to give an official toll but at least six people are dead and seven people injured, CNN affiliate RTL/NTV reported.

The incident in the northern German city occurred around 9 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET) with police initially unsure how many shooters might be involved.

But later updates from the city’s police force suggested there was just one attacker, who may have died at the scene.

“At present, we believe there is one perpetrator,” Hamburg police said in their latest update on their Twitter account, hours after armed officers scoured the scene for evidence and suspects.

“All police measures in the vicinity are being successively discontinued. The investigation into the circumstances of the crime continues.”

A police spokesperson earlier said that authorities were investigating whether the shooter was among the several people found dead at the scene.