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Shooting in Munich: What We Know, and What We Don’t Shooting in Munich: What We Know, and What We Don’t
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Eight people are dead and at least 21 wounded Friday afternoon in a shooting near a shopping mall in Munich, the police said. The police are investigating whether a ninth person, whose body was found about half a mile from the mall, was involved in the attack. Ten people were killed and at least 21 wounded late Friday afternoon by a lone gunman near a shopping mall in Munich, the police said. The gunman, whose body was found about half a mile from the mall, is believed to have committed suicide.
• The Munich police are treating the assault as a suspected terrorist attack, and a police spokeswoman described it as a “shooting rampage.” • At an early morning news conference on Saturday, the police described the gunman as an 18-year-old German-Iranian with dual citizenship who had lived in Munich for two years. In keeping with police protocol, he was not identified. He had no police record, officials said.
• The police and German counterterrorism units are searching for up to three suspects armed with “long guns,” which could be any weapon longer than a pistol. • A police spokeswoman described the attack as a “shooting rampage,” and the police initially said they were treating it as a suspected terrorist attack. Later, Hubertus Andrä, the Munich police commissioner, said they were revising their assessment and calling it just a “shooting” until they knew more.
• A red backpack was found with the body of the man that was half a mile from the mall, and the police were using special equipment to check its contents. • The police were initially searching for up to three suspects, but later said the attack was the work of one man.
• A state of emergency was declared in Munich, giving the police expanded powers. Munich, Germany’s third-most-populous city, after Berlin and Hamburg, was in a state of lockdown after the manhunt shut down traffic and public transportation. • A red backpack was found with the body of the gunman, and the police were using a robot to check its contents.
• A state of emergency was declared in Munich, giving the police expanded powers. Munich, Germany’s third-most-populous city, after Berlin and Hamburg, was in a state of lockdown after the manhunt shut down traffic and public transportation. Transit services resumed after a few hours.
• The police received a call at 5:50 p.m. from someone who reported hearing shots on Hanauer Street, near the Olympia Shopping Center in the Moosach district, northwest of the city center.• The police received a call at 5:50 p.m. from someone who reported hearing shots on Hanauer Street, near the Olympia Shopping Center in the Moosach district, northwest of the city center.
• A video circulating on social media showed a man dressed in black firing shots outside a McDonald’s restaurant on Hanauer Street across from the mall.• A video circulating on social media showed a man dressed in black firing shots outside a McDonald’s restaurant on Hanauer Street across from the mall.
• Shooting victims have begun arriving at the hospital of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. • Shooting victims arrived at the hospital of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, and at other hospitals. Of the 21 wounded, 16 remained hospitalized.
• The identity of the attacker, or the identities of the victims.• The identity of the attacker, or the identities of the victims.
• The motive for the attack.• The motive for the attack.
• What kind of weapon the attacker used. There were reports of “long guns,” which could be any weapon longer than a pistol, as well as handguns.