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Hamburg shooting: seven reported killed in attack at church in Germany – live updates
Perpetrator believed to be among the dead, police say, after seven reported killed and dozens injured in shooting at Jehovah’s Witness centre
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Shots were fired inside a Jehovah’s Witness building in Hamburg, Germany, police say. “We only know that several people died here; several people are wounded, they were taken to hospitals,” said spokesman Holger Vehren.
Deaths were reported Thursday after shots were fired at a church in Hamburg, Germany, police said.
Authorities said several people were injured, some fatally, in a shooting at a church on Deelböge Street. They did not provide additional details.
“We only know that several people died here; several people are wounded, they were taken to hospitals,” police spokesman Holger Vehren said, according to The Associated Press.
Authorities initially tweeted that there was a large police response in the city's Alsterdorf district and that officials were still working at the scene.
"So far, there is no reliable information on the motive for the crime," police tweeted, and they asked people not to spread rumors.
Vehren said police arrived shortly after they were notified about the shooting at 9:15 p.m. and heard a gunshot from the upstairs area of the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Kingdom Hall, the AP reported.
He said it appeared likely that the perpetrator was either in the building or among the dead, according to the AP.
Hamburg Mayor Peter Tschentscher tweeted that the police reports were "shocking" and that authorities were working to track down the perpetrator.