Details were revealed about the gunman who killed at least 6 Jehovah's Witnesses inside their church in Hamburg, Germany, and then committed suicide. It was revealed that he belonged to this group and preached its beliefs before leaving it, and that the police visited him at his home a few weeks ago.

The police said that his name was Philip F. (35 years), and he carried out his attack on the church last Thursday evening, and among those killed was the fetus of a seven-month-old pregnant woman who was seriously injured.

According to information he personally reported, Philip grew up in a "strict" evangelical family, and he had "prophetic dreams" during his childhood.

The single man lost his last steady job in 2020, and has become a financial advisor since then.

On his website, he offers to offer his services in management, finance and accounting for exorbitant fees of €250,000 per day.

He attributed this cost to his ability to "generate €2.5 million in added value" for the companies he advises, through his "holistic" approach that includes "theology and law".

His site abounds with references to the Bible and football, and calls for "maximum happiness in human and animal life," as he expects "a major change in the structure of the world in which we live," as well as a change in heaven, he said.

Philip F., 35, shot himself at the Jehovah's Witnesses church, then committed suicide (German press)

A book on religion and management

Philip F. was promoting a self-published book on Amazon titled "The Truth About God, Christ and the Devil", whose goal is to enlighten "anyone who holds an administrative position in the fields of economics, science, politics and entertainment", with 292 pages.

In the book, which was removed by Amazon, but which Der Spiegel and other German media were able to read, he said that he made a “special trip to hell that lasted more than 3 years,” indicating the existence of a “high heavenly government” made up of 101 million beings. spiritual.

He saw in his book that the Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine are divine punishment, and he also mentioned in it a pro-Russian and "misogynistic" speech, and feared a third world war, according to Der Spiegel magazine.

German police say that the gunman left the Jehovah's Witnesses group about a year and a half ago, and this separation did not take place "apparently".

According to some accounts, he decided to leave the group, but other witnesses said that the group excluded him, and some of these testimonies indicate that he was excluded after the publication of his book.

The attack killed at least 6 people (Reuters)

Do not worry

Last January, the police received an anonymous letter warning of the danger of this person, saying that he might suffer from mental illness, and that he was angry at "some religious people or Jehovah's Witnesses and his previous destination."

Subsequently, the police visited him in his modest apartment, but said that they did not find anything to worry about, and stated that he was "cooperative".

However, in the raids carried out by the police after the attack on the church, they found 15 magazines of ammunition, each packed with 15 rounds, in addition to 4 other sets of ammunition containing about 200 rounds.

The weapon he used in the attack was licensed.

Jehovah's Witnesses is a religious group that places itself between Judaism and Christianity, supports the Zionist movement, and preaches Jewish rule over the land.

Germany has seen a number of shootings in the past few years.

In February 2020, a gunman suspected of links to the far-right killed 9 people, including Turkish immigrants, in the town of Hanau, before killing himself and his mother.

And in October 2019, a gunman killed two people when he opened fire outside a synagogue in Halle on Yom Kippur.