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| Who were the Munich shooting victims? Eight of nine dead under 20-years old | Who were the Munich shooting victims? Eight of nine dead under 20-years old |
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| Seven of the nine people killed in a shooting spree at a Munich shopping mall on Friday were teenagers, including two 13-year-olds. | Seven of the nine people killed in a shooting spree at a Munich shopping mall on Friday were teenagers, including two 13-year-olds. |
| Police said on Saturday that two victims were 13, three were 14, one was 17 and another was 19. The remaining two were 20 and 45. Six were male and three were female. All were from the Munich area. | Police said on Saturday that two victims were 13, three were 14, one was 17 and another was 19. The remaining two were 20 and 45. Six were male and three were female. All were from the Munich area. |
| Twenty-seven people are being treated in the city’s hospitals for injuries sustained in the attack. Ten people – including a 13-year-old boy – remain in a critical condition and the death toll could rise further, officials warned. | |
| Three of the dead were from Kosovo, three were Turkish and one was Greek, their respective government officials said. | |
| Police said the gunman, named locally as Ali Sonboly, had no criminal record was a victim of two minor crimes – a theft in 2010 and bodily harm in 2012. He had been receiving psychiatric care, the press conference was told. | |
| There were reports that the 18-year-old attacker, who was born and raised in Munich, was bullied for several years. He was a student but no details about his school have been released. | |
| Officers had found material about killing sprees in his room after raiding the apartment where he lived earlier on Saturday. Computers were seized during the raid. | Officers had found material about killing sprees in his room after raiding the apartment where he lived earlier on Saturday. Computers were seized during the raid. |
| Munich police investigator Robert Heimberger said it appeared the gunman had hacked a Facebook account and posted a message promising free food in order to lure people to the McDonald’s restaurant in the Olympia shopping centre. | |
| Naim Zabergja, who said his son Dijamant was killed on Friday, went to the scene on Saturday morning holding his picture. His son’s name can be seen written by hand underneath the picture, along with his date of birth. | Naim Zabergja, who said his son Dijamant was killed on Friday, went to the scene on Saturday morning holding his picture. His son’s name can be seen written by hand underneath the picture, along with his date of birth. |
| Names of two other victims were said to be Sabina Sulaj and Armela Segashi. | Names of two other victims were said to be Sabina Sulaj and Armela Segashi. |
| Munich has large communities of people who fled the Balkan wars in the 1990s, but like many German cities has in recent years also become home to a diverse mix of people from many countries. | Munich has large communities of people who fled the Balkan wars in the 1990s, but like many German cities has in recent years also become home to a diverse mix of people from many countries. |
| The gunman shot himself about half a mile from the shopping centre, but his body was not found for about two and a half hours after the incident began at about 6pm local time. | The gunman shot himself about half a mile from the shopping centre, but his body was not found for about two and a half hours after the incident began at about 6pm local time. |