15-year-old shoots classmates in Offenburg

The victim has died after a teenager shot a classmate in the southern German city of Offenburg. The minor died of his serious injuries in hospital, the police and public prosecutor’s office in the Baden-Württemberg city said on Thursday. The suspected perpetrator, who was the same age, was taken into custody on Thursday evening. The investigators assume a “personal motive” for the crime.

The suspect entered a classroom at lunchtime, approached his classmate who was sitting at the time of the crime and then shot him at least once with a handgun, investigators said. “As a result, he suffered the most serious injuries,” it said in a statement. The police then received several emergency calls. A man who happened to be there then held the young person until the police arrived.

More could have happened

The executive was deployed with a large contingent and cordoned off a large area of ​​the school. The victim was taken to a hospital after the attack. According to dpa information, the attack is said to have taken place in the suspect’s 9th grade class. It was said that the man’s intervention until the officers arrived was a fortunate circumstance – more could have happened. The alleged perpetrator had ammunition with him. The 9th grade usually teaches students between the ages of 15 and 16. It is assumed that the perpetrator was an individual. It was emphasized that the police currently have no indication of a political background to the crime.

15-year-old in custody

The 15-year-old was taken into custody on Thursday, the investigative authority said. The motive for the attack is likely to be personal. As a police spokesman near the crime scene added, initial findings indicate that there was a previous relationship between the alleged perpetrator and his victim.

According to police, around 180 students were taken out of school. The young people were looked after by trained staff and were then able to go to their parents, the police said. Offenburg is located in the state of Baden-Württemberg.

Special education facility

According to its own information, the school in question is a special education and advisory center with a focus on learning. Pupils are taught in 15 classes.

Just on Wednesday, two boys in a school in Hamburg threatened a teacher with some kind of firearm, triggering a large-scale police operation. It was only after four hours that the emergency services were able to give the all-clear. Almost at the same time there was also an alarm at another school about a threat situation. Here too, an educational force was threatened. In this context, a short time later, four boys aged 11, 12, 12 and 14 and later a 13-year-old were arrested and a total of three suspected toy weapons were seized. A 12-year-old and a 13-year-old are suspected of being responsible for the threat in Blankenese.

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