
At least nine people died as a result of shooting in the German city of Hanau in the Federal Land of Hesse about 20 kilometers from Frankfurt-on-Main. Five more were injured. Such data were published by the police on the night of Thursday, February 20.
A few hours later, during the operation of the search for the attackers, the alleged shooter was found dead in his house in Hanau. Thus, the total number of dead was 10.
The police announced that she had no other suspects. Law enforcement agencies suggest that the likely criminal acted alone. Information about his personality has not yet been made public.
According to eyewitnesses, in the evening of February 19, the unknown person opened fire in one of the hookahs in the central part of Hanau, killing three. After that, he disappeared by car. After some time, information appeared about a similar incident in a hookah in another area of the city. The unknown entered the room and opened random shooting. Victims are mainly young people, including a woman.
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The representative of the General Prosecutor's Office of Germany said that the investigation has evidence that the alleged shooter was guided by law -facility, Reuters reports.
According to the DPA agency, the investigation found a video that he published in Yetube a few days before the attack. In a video that the alleged shooter called the "personal message to all Americans", he stated that there are supposedly "in the USA there are underground military objects where they torment and kill children. They also worship the devil." Citizens of America, according to him, should wake up and start a struggle with such a state of affairs.