An 18-year-old killed a student at Heidelberg University and injured three other people. The man is said to originally come from Berlin.
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The gunman at Heidelberg University is a native of Berlin. This was discovered as a consequence of research conducted by the Daily Mirror. The German Press Agency and "Mannheimer Morgen" broke the story on Tuesday, citing police sources. The 18-year-old gunman grew raised in the Wilmersdorf neighborhood. Media's attempt to reach the accused perpetrator's relatives, on the other hand, was swiftly abandoned. When I answered the phone, a woman instantly hung up.
On Monday, a biology student opened fire on his classmates in a lecture hall in Heidelberg. A 23-year-old student died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head. The gunfire injured a 19- and a 20-year-old lady, as well as a 20-year-old guy.
The German shooter, who was staying in Mannheim, is believed to have committed suicide in front of the building, according to police. He is alleged to have purchased the firearms in another country just a few days earlier.
Following the killing spree, a 32-person investigation team dubbed "Botany" was formed. They are primarily examining the origin of the weapons and the suspect's purpose under the guidance of the Heidelberg public prosecutor's office, said Baden-Württemberg Interior Minister Thomas Strobl (CDU) on Tuesday during a cabinet meeting in Stuttgart.
Strobl also provided further information on the sequence of events, stating that the suspect's father reported to police on Monday afternoon.
The shooter's father filed a police report
The first emergency calls were received at 12:24 p.m. on Monday, Strobl said. Six minutes later, the first patrol cars arrived on campus in Neuenheimer Feld. At 12:32 p.m., the father called the police in Heidelberg and reported a Whatsapp message from his son, in which he announced the crime. It was already known that the 18-year-old was said to have sent a Whatsapp message immediately before the crime that "people have to be punished".
According to previous understanding, the student entered a lecture hall where a tutorial with a side-by-side shotgun and a repeating weapon was taking place. He opened fire on the students. He then escaped to the Neuenheimer Feld section of the university and committed suicide.
More than 400 cops, including a special task team, had hurried to the area. A chopper circled the university grounds. Initially, it was assumed that there was a second culprit. However, pupils who were in the lecture hall when the rounds were fired said that the culprit had two firearms.
The gunman, according to authorities, had more than 100 rounds of ammunition with him. It's unclear why he stopped firing. Although this is theoretical, it cannot be ruled out that a specific individual will be hit. The 18-year-old had the option of reloading.
The authorities were unable to access the deceased guy for a long time due to the presence of a bag with unknown things alongside the young man's corpse. Kollmar speculated that it may have been explosives. As a result, the Baden-Württemberg State Criminal Police Office dispatched defusers to inspect the backpack.
It was a double-barreled shotgun and a bolt-action rifle, according to Kollmar. The culprit, who is from Mannheim, just purchased the guns in another country. On Monday evening, the President of the Mannheim Police Headquarters, Siegfried Kollmar, stated that there is proof of purchase.
It must now be determined who is selling a gun to someone who does not have a firearms license. Investigators did not disclose the nation where the firearms were acquired in order not to alert the vendor. The 18-year-old shooter has yet to be apprehended by authorities. He also lacked a driver's license. "This is a really unique case," remarked the head of police.
There was no suspected political or religious motivation for the crime, according to security officials. The culprit should have no prior convictions, according to the public prosecutor's office. "We will now conduct a thorough examination of his surroundings over the following few days." The detectives want to look into the young man's travels and interactions during the last few days.
After the fact, students were taken aback. "We are completely taken aback. This is a disaster that obstructs everything imaginable between lectures, examinations, and university life "On Monday, Peter Abelmann, head of the student body, stated
According to Abelmann, word of the killing spree spread like wildfire among the kids. Some might have reported the crime directly using messenger services. The student body's thoughts are with those who have been affected.
"Today is a horrible day for all of us," Heidelberg's Lord Mayor Eckart Würzner (independent) posted on Facebook. "It pains my heart to hear such news," SPD Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated.
"We are still in the first month of 2022 and we already have to complain about a horrific act of violence with two dead," stated Baden-Württemberg Interior Minister Thomas Strobl (CDU) during a news conference in Heidelberg. Kollmar, the chief of police, complained about misleading allegations on social media. People who had nothing to do with what transpired were labelled as perpetrators. It was "very tough to oppose," according to Kollmar.