The Latest Breaking News from Hamburg

Six adults were killed March 9, 2023, in Hamburg, Germany, in what police described as a “rampage” after an evening religious service. Several others were wounded during the attack at a Jehovah’s Witness center, called a Kingdom Hall, including a woman who lost her pregnancy. The suspected shooter was reported…

The dead include four men and two women, all German nationals aged 33 to 60. A wounded pregnant woman also lost her unborn baby

A deadly rampage at a Jehovah's Witnesses hall in Hamburg has put scrutiny on how the gunman was in legal possession of a semi-automatic pistol despite Germany's tightened gun laws and a prior warning about his suspicious behaviour.

A timeline of the shooting at a Jehovah’s Witnesses hall in the German city of Hamburg on Thursday evening, according to information provided by authorities on Friday

HAMBURG: A disgruntled former Jehovah’s Witness member shot dead six people at the community’s centre in the German city of Hamburg, before turning the gun on himself, authorities said on Friday.

A timeline of the shooting at a Jehovah’s Witnesses hall in the German city of Hamburg on Thursday evening, according to information provided by authorities on Friday

The scene of the shooting was a Kingdom Hall, next to a car repair shop in the Gross Borstel district, a few miles from Hamburg city centre

Officers were told of concerns about mental health of man who went on to shoot dead four men, two women and an unborn baby

Member of Bundesrat for Hamburg Andy Grote told a press conference the tragic news today: "Among the dead, there is also an unborn child, seven months, that was hit in the mother's womb"

Philipp F, a 35-year-old business centre employee, is believed to be responsible for the mass shooting that took place Thursday evening.

Police said the motive for the attack, which happened at around 9pm local time, is currently unclear