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The shooting occurred on Thursday night at a local resident of Los Angeles. Jehovah witnesses in the German city of Hamburg (northern Germany) resulted in at least eight deaths and injuries to several people, and local police are investigating the event.
The attack took place during a religious action organized by this community. The assailant was identified as a 35-year-old man named Philip F., who left the community with. Jehovah witnesses about 18 months ago, “apparently not on good terms,” a senior police official told reporters.
Four men and two women, aged 33 and 60, died. In addition, eight people were injured, including a woman in her seventh month of pregnancy who lost her expectant child, whom the German police included among the dead in their balance sheet.
According to the German media, the attacker was from Kempten (south of Germany) and on his website offered his services as an adviser on issues of various kinds, from business to theology.
Suicide Permit and Weapons
The assailant committed suicide when police arrived and used a gun for which he had a weapons permit, authorities said on Friday.
“The perpetrator fled to the first floor of the building and committed suicide there, so we are talking about eight deaths in total,” the interior adviser said. HamburgAndy Grote, at a press conference.
When the agents entered the property that was in use Jehovah witnessesthey immediately saw a man with a firearm run to the top floor, police operation director Matthias Tresp confirmed.
They then found “a lifeless man with a mortal wound and a firearm next to him,” Tresp said, stressing that the quick action by the police was able to “isolate” the attacker from his victims and prevent them from appearing. .
Representatives of the prosecutor’s office and the police criminal investigation department indicated that the attacker had no criminal record and had a weapons permit as a sports shooter.
He used a pistol registered in his name to commit the crime, and several boxes of ammunition were found in his house. In addition, the police confiscated electronic devices, which are still being investigated.
Motivation and anonymous warning
Although the motivation for the attack in Hamburg This is yet to be clarified, there is no indication that there is political overtones, but rather that the authorities were pointing to a possible personal dispute, although they did not go into detail.
Philip P. was a Jehovah’s Witness but left the religious community about a year and a half ago, “voluntarily, but not out of good manners,” according to CID spokesman Thomas Radzuwait, although the circumstances of his departure are conflicting at the time.
In addition, the German authorities received an anonymous warning about the assailant’s mental state, as the police chief acknowledged. HamburgMartin Meyer.
“An anonymous message from someone who expresses concern that someone may have a mental disorder is not grounds for taking action,” Meyer stressed in response to a press question and said that such a possibility would lead to an atmosphere of mutual condemnation among the citizens. . . .
reactions
German Prime Minister Olaf Scholz condemned the “cruel act of violence”. The Jehovah’s Witness community said it was “deeply saddened by the terrible massacre.”
Similarly, the European Commission condemned the “disgusting” shooting at Hamburg and expressed condolences to the victims and their families.
“Attacks are always abhorrent, but attacks on places of worship, which are places of peace by definition, are truly shocking,” said European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson, who called it “a brutal act of violence.”
Death toll in Hamburg shooting rises to eight, including attacker | Fountain: AFP
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