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| MUNICH — The 18-year-old man who killed nine people and injured 27 others in a shooting rampage in Munich on Friday evening had material at home indicating an obsession with violent attacks, but he had no links to the Islamic State or any other organized groups, the German authorities said Saturday. | MUNICH — The 18-year-old man who killed nine people and injured 27 others in a shooting rampage in Munich on Friday evening had material at home indicating an obsession with violent attacks, but he had no links to the Islamic State or any other organized groups, the German authorities said Saturday. |
| Sketching out an initial profile of the killer, who was born in Germany and held dual German and Iranian citizenship, police and prosecutors said there was no evidence that his shooting rampage Friday evening at a McDonald’s and a nearby mall was driven by religion or the controversies surrounding immigration that have been flash points in German society and politics. | Sketching out an initial profile of the killer, who was born in Germany and held dual German and Iranian citizenship, police and prosecutors said there was no evidence that his shooting rampage Friday evening at a McDonald’s and a nearby mall was driven by religion or the controversies surrounding immigration that have been flash points in German society and politics. |
| They said a search of his home found newspaper articles on shootings in Germany and other violent attacks and the German edition of “Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters,” a study by an American academic psychologist. The gunman had been treated for depression, they said. | They said a search of his home found newspaper articles on shootings in Germany and other violent attacks and the German edition of “Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters,” a study by an American academic psychologist. The gunman had been treated for depression, they said. |
| The gunman was found dead hours after the attack, apparently having killed himself with a single shot to the head. He had a handgun and a backpack with 300 rounds of ammunition in it, police said. The authorities did not release his name, and said that he turned up in police records in 2010 and 2012 only as a victim, once having been bullied by three other young people and once having been robbed. | The gunman was found dead hours after the attack, apparently having killed himself with a single shot to the head. He had a handgun and a backpack with 300 rounds of ammunition in it, police said. The authorities did not release his name, and said that he turned up in police records in 2010 and 2012 only as a victim, once having been bullied by three other young people and once having been robbed. |
| The nine people who died were mostly young: three were 14 years old, two were 15, and the others were 17, 19, 20 and 45. Three of the nine were female. All lived in the Munich area. Of the 27 people injured, 10 were in critical condition, including a 13-year-old boy. Police said they were investigating whether the gunman had specifically targeted young people. | The nine people who died were mostly young: three were 14 years old, two were 15, and the others were 17, 19, 20 and 45. Three of the nine were female. All lived in the Munich area. Of the 27 people injured, 10 were in critical condition, including a 13-year-old boy. Police said they were investigating whether the gunman had specifically targeted young people. |
| The attack on Friday occurred on the fifth anniversary of a massacre in Norway by Anders Behring Breivik, a right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in a bomb and shooting rampage. Asked about a possible link to the anniversary, the Munich police chief, Hubertus Andrä, said “this connection is obvious,” and said it was part of their investigation. “We must assume that he was aware of this attack,” Mr. Andrä said. | The attack on Friday occurred on the fifth anniversary of a massacre in Norway by Anders Behring Breivik, a right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in a bomb and shooting rampage. Asked about a possible link to the anniversary, the Munich police chief, Hubertus Andrä, said “this connection is obvious,” and said it was part of their investigation. “We must assume that he was aware of this attack,” Mr. Andrä said. |
| The gunman used a 9mm Glock, but the serial number on the gun had been scratched off, complicating the authorities’ ability to trace the firearm, Robert Heimberger, the chief of the Bavarian State Criminal Police, said at a late morning news conference. He did not have a license to own a gun, as required by German law. | The gunman used a 9mm Glock, but the serial number on the gun had been scratched off, complicating the authorities’ ability to trace the firearm, Robert Heimberger, the chief of the Bavarian State Criminal Police, said at a late morning news conference. He did not have a license to own a gun, as required by German law. |
| Around 3:30 a.m., the authorities raided a building where the teenager lived, with his parents and brother, in the Maxvorstadt neighborhood, which includes some of the city’s renowned art museums and is adjacent to the city’s historic center. They removed computer equipment, documents and other materials. | Around 3:30 a.m., the authorities raided a building where the teenager lived, with his parents and brother, in the Maxvorstadt neighborhood, which includes some of the city’s renowned art museums and is adjacent to the city’s historic center. They removed computer equipment, documents and other materials. |
| Mr. Heimberger said the police were looking into reports that the shooter had hacked a Facebook account and promised food at an especially low price to lure people there shortly before the first shootings. | Mr. Heimberger said the police were looking into reports that the shooter had hacked a Facebook account and promised food at an especially low price to lure people there shortly before the first shootings. |
| Munich, Germany’s third largest city, which had been put under a state of emergency after the shooting started just before 6 p.m. on Friday, began to return to normal on Saturday. Public transportation resumed, and streets were reopened. | Munich, Germany’s third largest city, which had been put under a state of emergency after the shooting started just before 6 p.m. on Friday, began to return to normal on Saturday. Public transportation resumed, and streets were reopened. |
| The situation was much calmer than on Friday evening, when local police officers reinforced by colleagues from other places in Bavaria, and an elite federal counterterrrorism unit flooded the city. At the height of the emergency, when the police believed — incorrectly, it turned out — that as many as three gunmen might be on the run, 2,300 police officers were deployed throughout the city. As of noon on Saturday, that number had gone down to 800 officers, including the criminal investigators working the case. | The situation was much calmer than on Friday evening, when local police officers reinforced by colleagues from other places in Bavaria, and an elite federal counterterrrorism unit flooded the city. At the height of the emergency, when the police believed — incorrectly, it turned out — that as many as three gunmen might be on the run, 2,300 police officers were deployed throughout the city. As of noon on Saturday, that number had gone down to 800 officers, including the criminal investigators working the case. |
| Thomas Steinkraus-Koch, the chief state’s attorney in Munich, said at the news conference on Saturday that his office was investigating the case, although it was being monitored by the federal prosecutor, based in Karlsruhe, who has jurisdiction over crimes like terrorism, espionage and war crimes. | Thomas Steinkraus-Koch, the chief state’s attorney in Munich, said at the news conference on Saturday that his office was investigating the case, although it was being monitored by the federal prosecutor, based in Karlsruhe, who has jurisdiction over crimes like terrorism, espionage and war crimes. |
| “We are assuming at the moment that we are talking about only one perpetrator, one perpetrator who committed suicide,” he said, adding: “We are in constant contact with the chief federal prosecutor, but as regards the material on rampages that we found, we are assuming that we are talking about a perpetrator without any political background, and hence the chief public prosecutor in Germany has so far declined to take over the investigation. But we are keeping an open mind.” | “We are assuming at the moment that we are talking about only one perpetrator, one perpetrator who committed suicide,” he said, adding: “We are in constant contact with the chief federal prosecutor, but as regards the material on rampages that we found, we are assuming that we are talking about a perpetrator without any political background, and hence the chief public prosecutor in Germany has so far declined to take over the investigation. But we are keeping an open mind.” |
| The city’s mayor, Dieter Reiter, praised the police for “their outstanding performance,” and announced that Saturday was a day of mourning, with all scheduled festivities canceled. Flags in Germany were flown at half-staff. | The city’s mayor, Dieter Reiter, praised the police for “their outstanding performance,” and announced that Saturday was a day of mourning, with all scheduled festivities canceled. Flags in Germany were flown at half-staff. |
| “These are difficult moments for Munich,” Mr. Reiter said. “I am impressed by the great helpfulness and solidarity of the people of Munich. We in our city stand by each other.” | “These are difficult moments for Munich,” Mr. Reiter said. “I am impressed by the great helpfulness and solidarity of the people of Munich. We in our city stand by each other.” |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel was convening key members of her cabinet and ranking security officials in Berlin on Saturday. | Chancellor Angela Merkel was convening key members of her cabinet and ranking security officials in Berlin on Saturday. |