German police were investigating on Friday a shooting at a Jehovah’s Witnesses centre in Hamburg that killed several people, with the gunman believed to be among the dead.
Police stand outside a Jehovah’s Witnesses church where several people have been killed in a shooting in Hamburg, northern Germany, on late March 9, 2023. – The gunman is believed to be among several dead found in the building, police said (Photo by Daniel Reinhardt / AFP)
Police have not given a death toll, but multiple local media outlets reported that the shooting on Thursday evening had left seven dead and eight seriously injured.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned the “brutal act of violence” and said his thoughts were with the victims and their loved ones.
The Jehovah’s Witnesses in Germany association said it was “deeply saddened by the horrific attack on its members” after a religious service at the Kingdom Hall in Hamburg
