Hamburg, Germany shooting: Unborn baby among seven killed in mass shooting in Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall

An unborn baby of a woman who was seven months pregnant was among the people who were killed in a mass shooting at Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Germany’s Hamburg. As per reports, the police have identified the perpetrator as Philipp F, a 35-year-old German who is said to have no previous record of offences. He is also known to be a member of the congregation. However, he left the same 18 months ago will “ill feelings”.

Police have also revealed an anonymous letter that was sent to the officers back in January stating that the attacker should not be allowed to own any weapons and that he may be suffering from mental illness. According to the statement by the city’s police, a total of eight people were left dead after the shooting including the alleged perpetrator.

In a statement, the Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany expressed their profound sadness regarding the terrible assault that took place at the Kingdom Hall in Hamburg after a religious ceremony, which affected their members. The mass shooting in the northern German city took place around 9 pm (local time) or 3 pm ET. While initially, the police were unsure about the number of shooters, they alter confirmed that there was just one, who died at the scene.


Politicians, including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, strongly condemned the killing rampage that took place in the northern German city. In a tweet, Scholz expressed his sympathy for the members of the Jehovah's community who were victims of a savage act of violence, and his thoughts are with them and their families.

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