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Eight killed in mass shooting in Jehova's Hall church in Hamburg
Eyewitnesses heard a barrage of gunshots, in quick spurts but with intervals,
and saw the gunman running from floor to floor while shooting. Jehovah's
Witnesses are an international network of churches. The community follows
ultra non-conforming practices.
HAMBURG, March 11: Eight people have been killed and several others injured
in a mass shooting in a Hamburg church, the second largest city in Germany.
The casualties may be higher. The police said there was no clear motive found
for the shooting. However, they ruled out terrorism.
The incident took place at Jehova's Witnesses Hall, a three-story building, late
Thursday night. The dead included four men, one woman and an unborn child, the
child's mother surviving. They were all German. The gunman, a 30-40 years old
German, also shot himself dead. He fired from a licensed semi-automatic pistol.
By the time police stormed the building, the shooting was over and the shooter
had already taken his life on the upper floor.
Eyewitnesses heard a barrage of gunshots, in quick spurts but with intervals,
and saw the gunman running from floor to floor while shooting. “There were about
four periods of shooting.” They heard at least 25 shots.
Police identified the gunman as Phillip F, an unmarried former church member.
There was no indication of a terrorist motive. He had left the church community
about 18 months ago, "but apparently not on good terms," they said. He was a
sportsperson. Long ago there had been a mental check on him but was cleared.
Jehovah's Witnesses are an international network of churches. The community
follows ultra non-conforming practices.
”Hamburg has never seen a mass shooting like this,” Interior Minister Andy
Grote said
Gun laws are very strict in Europe and mass shootings are very rare unlike
in the US. However, Germany has, per capita, the fourth-highest gun ownership
in the world.
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