At least six people are dead and several wounded after gunman opens fire in Hamburg shooting

[pellinore]

At least seven people are dead and dozens are wounded after a gunman opened fire in a church in Hamburg.

Police declared a 'mass casualty incident' following the massacre at Jehovah's Witnesses' Kingdom Hall in the GroßBorstel district of Germany's second-biggest city at around 9.15pm.

Police spokesman Holger Vehren said officers were alerted to the shooting about 9.15pm and were on the scene quickly. 

At least six people are dead and several wounded after gunman opens fire in Hamburg shooting  | Daily Mail Online

Edited March 9 by pellinore

[odas]

So sad. It is getting unbearable to continue to witness to what extent and inhuman behaviour all those religious nuts are ready to go if things don't go their way. 

[Still Waters]

The suspect, named only as Philipp F, is said to have had "ill feelings" towards the religious community, of which he had previously been a member.

Video has emerged appearing to show him firing through a window of the hall.

At a briefing on Friday, the police said four men and two women were shot dead. All the dead were German nationals.

Eight people were injured, four seriously. A Ugandan and a Ukrainian were among those hurt.

A woman who was seven months pregnant was shot - killing her unborn baby. The mother survived.

Police confirmed that they had previously received an anonymous tip-off that raised concerns about the perpetrator's mental health. Officers had visited him after the tip-off - but did not have enough grounds to take away his gun at the time.

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