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| 'I am German': Munich gunman in furious exchange with bystander | 'I am German': Munich gunman in furious exchange with bystander |
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| Video has emerged appearing to show the gunman who shot dead at least nine people in Munich involved a furious argument with a witness, shouting “I am German!” and complaining of being bullied. | Video has emerged appearing to show the gunman who shot dead at least nine people in Munich involved a furious argument with a witness, shouting “I am German!” and complaining of being bullied. |
| Related: Munich shooting: Merkel set for emergency talks after gunman kills nine – live | Related: Munich shooting: Merkel set for emergency talks after gunman kills nine – live |
| The shooter, who was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was identified by German police as an 18-year-old with dual German and Iranian nationality. He had no criminal record. | The shooter, who was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was identified by German police as an 18-year-old with dual German and Iranian nationality. He had no criminal record. |
| In the footage, which was posted on Twitter, an unseen man on a balcony can be heard shouting abuse at another man, who is clad all in black and pacing on the top floor of an empty car park. | |
| The unseen man can be heard apparently telling the people filming that the man in the car park has a gun, and a third man, or possibly the shooter, shouting: “Fucking Turks.” | |
| An English transcript of the exchange has been posted online, in which the unseen man reportedly shouts “Fucking foreigners” and then tells those near him: “He has loaded his gun. Get the cops here”. The man presumed to be the shooter shouts back: “I am German!” | |
| The tense exchange continued, with the unseen man, who was standing on the balcony of a building next to a car park, shouting back: “You’re a asshole is what you are.” | The tense exchange continued, with the unseen man, who was standing on the balcony of a building next to a car park, shouting back: “You’re a asshole is what you are.” |
| The shooter then demanded that the man stop filming the exchange. Instead, the man shouted back: “A asshole is what you are, what the fuck are you doing?” The shooter replied: “Yeah what, I was born here,” and said he grew up in Germany. | The shooter then demanded that the man stop filming the exchange. Instead, the man shouted back: “A asshole is what you are, what the fuck are you doing?” The shooter replied: “Yeah what, I was born here,” and said he grew up in Germany. |
| The man then started shooting, forcing the witness on the balcony to take cover; the video ends seconds later. The footage has not been publicly verified by the authorities but it is understood police are considering its contents in their investigation. | The man then started shooting, forcing the witness on the balcony to take cover; the video ends seconds later. The footage has not been publicly verified by the authorities but it is understood police are considering its contents in their investigation. |
| Police in Munich have said that the gunman’s motive was “completely unclear” and would be the focus of their investigation. | Police in Munich have said that the gunman’s motive was “completely unclear” and would be the focus of their investigation. |
| A full transcript of the filmed exchange: | A full transcript of the filmed exchange: |
| Man on the balcony: “You fucking asshole you.” | Man on the balcony: “You fucking asshole you.” |
| Alleged shooter: “Because of you I was bullied for seven years …” | Alleged shooter: “Because of you I was bullied for seven years …” |
| Man: “You asshole you. You’re a asshole.” | Man: “You asshole you. You’re a asshole.” |
| Shooter: “… And now I have to buy a gun to shoot you.” | Shooter: “… And now I have to buy a gun to shoot you.” |
| Man: “A gun? Fuck off your head isn’t on right.” | Man: “A gun? Fuck off your head isn’t on right.” |
| Shooter and man on balcony shouting at each other, inaudible | Shooter and man on balcony shouting at each other, inaudible |
| Man apparently to people filming: “He’s got a gun, here, the guy has one.” | Man apparently to people filming: “He’s got a gun, here, the guy has one.” |
| Unknown speaker: “Shit/fucking Turks!” | Unknown speaker: “Shit/fucking Turks!” |
| Man: “Shit/fucking foreigners!” | Man: “Shit/fucking foreigners!” |
| Man to someone else: “He’s got a gun. He has loaded his gun. Get the cops here.” | Man to someone else: “He’s got a gun. He has loaded his gun. Get the cops here.” |
| Shooter: “I am German.” | Shooter: “I am German.” |
| Man: “You’re a asshole is what you are.” | Man: “You’re a asshole is what you are.” |
| Shooter: “Stop filming.” | Shooter: “Stop filming.” |
| Man: “A asshole is what you are, what the fuck are you doing?” | Man: “A asshole is what you are, what the fuck are you doing?” |
| Shooter: “Yeah what, I was born here.” | Shooter: “Yeah what, I was born here.” |
| Man: “Yeah and what the fuck you think you’re doing?” | Man: “Yeah and what the fuck you think you’re doing?” |
| Shooter: “I grew up here in the Hartz 4 (unemployment benefits in Germany) area.” | Shooter: “I grew up here in the Hartz 4 (unemployment benefits in Germany) area.” |
| Man and shooter talk at same time, inaudible | Man and shooter talk at same time, inaudible |
| Shooter: “I haven’t done anything here for [inaudible]. | Shooter: “I haven’t done anything here for [inaudible]. |
| Just shut your fucking face man” | Just shut your fucking face man” |
| Man: “You asshole you.” | Man: “You asshole you.” |
| Man away from shooter: “Hey, he’s on the upper floor here, [inaudible]” | Man away from shooter: “Hey, he’s on the upper floor here, [inaudible]” |
| Man goes into cover, shooter starts firing and man shouts something at him about “shooting here” | Man goes into cover, shooter starts firing and man shouts something at him about “shooting here” |
| Shooter: “Yeah, that’s where you’re right. Yeah you’re right with that. Yeah you’re right.” | Shooter: “Yeah, that’s where you’re right. Yeah you’re right with that. Yeah you’re right.” |