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Munich shooting: Gunman was 'obsessed with mass shootings' and had no links to Isis Munich shooting: Gunman was 'obsessed with mass shootings' and had no links to Isis
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The gunman who killed nine people in a shooting spree at a shopping centre in Munich was obsessed with mass shootings, according to police.  The gunman who killed nine people and injured 26 in a shooting spree at a shopping centre in Munich was obsessed with mass shootings, according to investigators. 
Police say have identified the gunman as David S, an 18-year-old German-Iranian who was not known to them and had no criminal record. Police identified the shooter as David S, an 18-year-old German-Iranian who had no criminal record. Local media named him as Ali David Sonboly.
Local media have named the shooter as Ali David Sonboly. Munich police chief Hubertus Andrae said "no evidence" of links Isis has been found in his home.
Munich police chief Hubertus Andrae said "no evidence" of links Isis has been found in the home of the suspect. Mr Andrae told a news conference the attack appeared to be a "classic shooting rampage" and not an act of terrorism.
Mr Andrae told a news conference the attack appears to be a "classic shooting rampage" and was not an act of terrorism.
He said police were working on the assumption the attacker wanted to mark the fifth anniversary of another mass shooting in Norway, when right-wing extremist Anders Breivik killed 77 people.He said police were working on the assumption the attacker wanted to mark the fifth anniversary of another mass shooting in Norway, when right-wing extremist Anders Breivik killed 77 people.
He also said the crime and perpetrator had "absolutely no" link to the issue of refugees. The crime and perpetrator had "absolutely no" link to the issue of refugees, Mr Andrae added.
Police said the shooter, a student who was born and raised in Munich, had been in psychiatric care and was treated for depression. Police said the shooter, a student who was born and raised in Munich, had been in psychiatric care and treated for depression.
Prosecutor Steinkraus Koch told the news conference the suspect had a book titled: "Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters." Prosecutor Steinkraus Koch told the news conference the suspect had a book titled: "Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters." 
Police investigator Robert Hemberger said the shooter was armed with 9mm Glock pistol and had 300 rounds. Police investigator Robert Hemberger said the shooter was armed with 9mm Glock pistol and had 300 rounds. 
Mr Heimberger also said it appears the shooter hacked a Facebook account and sent a message urging people to come to the mall for a free giveaway. Mr Heimberger also said it appears the shooter hacked a Facebook account and sent a message urging people to come to the mall for a free giveaway. 
The posting, sent from a young woman's account, urged people to come to the mall at 4pm, saying: "I'll give you something if you want, but not too expensive." The posting, sent from a young woman's account, urged people to come to the mall at 4pm, saying: "I'll give you something if you want, but not too expensive." 
Mr Heimberger said: "It appears it was prepared by the suspect and then sent out." Mr Heimberger said: "It appears it was prepared by the suspect and then sent out." 
Shortly after the woman shortly her account had been hacked.  Shortly after the woman reported that her account had been hacked. 
Police said 10 of the 26 injured in the mass-shooting are currently in a critical condition, including a 13-year-old boy. While parts of the crime scene now cleared, police said it was too soon to say when the Olympic shopping centre would re-open.
With parts of the crime scene now cleared and released - they said it was too soon to say as to when the Olympic shopping centre would re-open. A neighbour on Dachauer Strasse, searched by police on Saturday morning, described the alleged gunman as "very quiet".
A neighbour on Dachauer Strasse that was searched by police on Saturday morning described the alleged gunman as "very quiet".
Wishing to only give his first name, Stephan, an owner of a coffee shop, told the Press Association: "He only ever said 'hi'. His whole body language was of somebody who was very shy."Wishing to only give his first name, Stephan, an owner of a coffee shop, told the Press Association: "He only ever said 'hi'. His whole body language was of somebody who was very shy."
He added: "He never came into the cafe - he was just a neighbour and took out the trash but never talked." He added: "He never came into the cafe - he was just a neighbour and took out the trash but never talked."
Police have said they expect the death toll to rise. Chancellor Angela Merkel paid tribute to the families of those killed in the attack and said: “We share in your grief - we think of you and are suffering with you.”
She added: "We will not rest until we get to the bottom of what happened." 
Ms Merkel also praised the emergency services, who she said "will do everything possible to protect the security and freedom of everyone". The services have already had a difficult week. On Monday, Muhammad Riyadh, a 17-year-old refugee from Afghanistan injured five people, two of them critically, in an axe attack on a train near the southern town of Wuerzburg. The attack was later described as Isis "incited".