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| Gunman Kills at Least 9 in German city of Hanau | |
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| BERLIN — Nine people were killed and several others injured after shootings at multiple locations Wednesday night in the central German city of Hanau, east of Frankfurt, the police said. | BERLIN — Nine people were killed and several others injured after shootings at multiple locations Wednesday night in the central German city of Hanau, east of Frankfurt, the police said. |
| Police officers on Thursday found the suspected attacker dead at his home in Hanau, along with the body of another person. | Police officers on Thursday found the suspected attacker dead at his home in Hanau, along with the body of another person. |
| “There are currently no indications of other perpetrators,” the police in the southeastern region of the state of Hesse said in a tweet, adding that an investigation was continuing. | “There are currently no indications of other perpetrators,” the police in the southeastern region of the state of Hesse said in a tweet, adding that an investigation was continuing. |
| The local public broadcaster, Hessischer Rundfunk, reported that an armed person had opened fire at a hookah bar in the center of the city, killing three people, then drove to a hookah bar in another neighborhood, where the attacker opened fire, killing five. In addition to those killed, several people were injured at each of the locations, the broadcaster said. | The local public broadcaster, Hessischer Rundfunk, reported that an armed person had opened fire at a hookah bar in the center of the city, killing three people, then drove to a hookah bar in another neighborhood, where the attacker opened fire, killing five. In addition to those killed, several people were injured at each of the locations, the broadcaster said. |
| “A terrible evening,” Hanau’s mayor, Claus Kaminsky, told the Bild newspaper. “It will certainly occupy us for a long, long time and it will remain in our sad memories.” | “A terrible evening,” Hanau’s mayor, Claus Kaminsky, told the Bild newspaper. “It will certainly occupy us for a long, long time and it will remain in our sad memories.” |
| Katja Leikert, a member of the German Parliament from Hanau, called the shootings “a real horror scenario for all of us.” | Katja Leikert, a member of the German Parliament from Hanau, called the shootings “a real horror scenario for all of us.” |
| The police said they used helicopters as part of a large-scale search for the suspect, who fled the scene in “a dark car.” They had no immediate information on a motive for the shooting and were asking residents for any tips. | The police said they used helicopters as part of a large-scale search for the suspect, who fled the scene in “a dark car.” They had no immediate information on a motive for the shooting and were asking residents for any tips. |
| Video and images from Hanau, a city of 95,000 about 10 miles east of Frankfurt, showed darkened city streets cordoned off with red-and-white tape while police officers gathered in the background. Several ambulances, their emergency lights flashing, lined the streets. | Video and images from Hanau, a city of 95,000 about 10 miles east of Frankfurt, showed darkened city streets cordoned off with red-and-white tape while police officers gathered in the background. Several ambulances, their emergency lights flashing, lined the streets. |
| Austin Ramzy and Tiffany May contributed reporting from Hong Kong. | Austin Ramzy and Tiffany May contributed reporting from Hong Kong. |