China News Agency, Berlin, March 10th. After the shooting incident in Hamburg, Germany, the police and the interior department held a press conference on the 10th to introduce the situation of the victims and the shooter in detail.
A shooting incident occurred at a church in Hamburg, Germany on the evening of the 9th local time.
According to data released by the police on the 10th, the shooting incident has killed 8 people including the gunman, and many others have been seriously injured.
According to the police, the victims included four men aged between 33 and 60, two women and a seven-month-old fetus in the mother's womb.
The mother survived.
Police said the gunman was a 35-year-old German who had lived in Hamburg for many years and was a former member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
At present, the police believe that the man acted alone and committed suicide after firing more than 100 shots.
The man's motive for the crime is unclear.
The police have not yet determined whether the crime was politically motivated, and investigators do not rule out the possibility of internal conflict within the religious community.
Investigators said the man was in legal possession of a firearm.
In December 2022, he obtained a gun license as a shooting athlete.
There was no indication that the crime had a terrorist background.
Police said the Arms Division received an anonymous letter in January saying the man may have an undiagnosed mental illness and be unfit to own a firearm.
The man was inspected unannounced by Arms Control staff in early February.
The man was cooperative at the time.
Based on the findings of the inspection, there was no reason to take further steps at that time.
Police also found more ammunition in the man's apartment.
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