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| At least 1 person killed and three injured in nightclub shooting in Germany – police | At least 1 person killed and three injured in nightclub shooting in Germany – police |
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| At least one person has been killed and three seriously injured after a gunman opened fire at a nightclub in the German city of Konstanz. Police have ruled out terrorism as a motive for the attack, saying it was preceded by a personal dispute. | |
| The 34-year-old gunman was fatally wounded in an exchange of fire with police and died in the hospital. | The 34-year-old gunman was fatally wounded in an exchange of fire with police and died in the hospital. |
| The gunman was an Iraqi citizen, according to a police spokesman cited by local broadcaster N-TV, but was not an asylum-seeker. The gunman had lived in the city for 15 years and was known to police. | |
| The gunman “was critically injured in a shootout with police officers as he left the disco, and later succumbed to his wounds in hospital,” police said in a statement. | The gunman “was critically injured in a shootout with police officers as he left the disco, and later succumbed to his wounds in hospital,” police said in a statement. |
| The shooting took place in a nightclub called ‘Grey’ on Max-Stromeyer Strasse at around 4:30am, according to local media. | The shooting took place in a nightclub called ‘Grey’ on Max-Stromeyer Strasse at around 4:30am, according to local media. |
| A police officer was wounded during the shootout but his injuries are not life threatening. | A police officer was wounded during the shootout but his injuries are not life threatening. |
| Konstanz Police tweeted that there no risk at the scene and that an investigation is underway. Special police forces and a helicopter were deployed to the scene as a precaution in case there was more than one shooter, Konstanz Police say. | Konstanz Police tweeted that there no risk at the scene and that an investigation is underway. Special police forces and a helicopter were deployed to the scene as a precaution in case there was more than one shooter, Konstanz Police say. |
| “There were injured in the shooting. Visitors could save themselves by escaping into the open or hiding,” a police spokesman said, Bild reports. | “There were injured in the shooting. Visitors could save themselves by escaping into the open or hiding,” a police spokesman said, Bild reports. |
| Local broadcaster SWR reported witnesses saying that the gunman was armed with an automatic pistol. | Local broadcaster SWR reported witnesses saying that the gunman was armed with an automatic pistol. |
| Terrified nightclubbers had either fled the building or found a place to hide, said SWR. | Terrified nightclubbers had either fled the building or found a place to hide, said SWR. |
| A bouncer at the site had sought to stop the attacker, but was himself injured by the man, SWR said. | A bouncer at the site had sought to stop the attacker, but was himself injured by the man, SWR said. |
| The shooting comes days after a knife attack left one person dead and several others injured in the northern German city of Hamburg. | The shooting comes days after a knife attack left one person dead and several others injured in the northern German city of Hamburg. |
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