Eight people were allegedly killed including the suspected perpetrator, in the shooting at a Jehovah's Witnesses event in the northern city of Hamburg, German police confirmed on Friday morning.
Police say the gunman acted alone and is thought to have killed himself at the scene, bringing the total death toll to eight.
Authorities declared “a mass casualty incident” after reports of “at least 25 shots” coming from the Kingdom Hall in the Gross Borstel district of Germany’s second-biggest city at roughly 9.15pm on Thursday.
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