One dead in Munich shopping centre shooting: German police
File photo: DPA
One dead in Munich shopping centre shooting: German police
AFP/The Local · 22 Jul 2016, 19:18

Facebook Twitter Google+ reddit
At least one person has been killed and 10 wounded in a shooting at the Olympia Shopping Centre (OEZ) in Munich on Friday, German police said. Shooter still at large.

19.22: Police now warning people to avoid public spaces in Munich general.


19.17: Report from BR, quoting a police spokesperson, referred to "multiple perpetrators" who had fired shots close to a McDonalds outside the OEZ, and then fled into the shopping centre. The spokesperson was not able to confirm reports of fatalities.

19.15: Police say the situation is unclear, suggesting shooter is still at large. They also say there are several injuries and warn people to avoid the area around the Olympic Park in the north of the city.


German media including Bayerische Rundfunk (BR) reported that shots have been fired at the Olympia-Einkaufszentrum in Munich on Friday afternoon and that hundreds of police officers are now at the scene.


BR is also reporting that public transport in the area has been closed down and that police are asking people not to approach the area in the north of the city.

"There is a major police operation under way in the shopping centre," Munich police said on Twitter, without elaborating.

According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ), which cited police, several people have been killed and the police have responded with a large-scale operation.

Authorities are saying that it is likely a lone gunman.

The SZ has been in contact with employees inside the building who say they are trapped in their shops. On social media people have been posting pictures of police helicopters in the air in the area.


This tweet shows the location of the incident in Munich


The shooting comes just days after a teenage asylum seeker went on the rampage with an axe and a knife on a regional train in Germany, injuring five people.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said the teenager was believed to be a "lone wolf" attacker who appeared to have been "inspired" by the Islamic State group but was not a member of the jihadist network.

It also follows a truck attack in the French Riviera city of Nice after Bastille Day fireworks last week that left 84 people dead.

More to follow...

with AFP

More from The Local
Calls for compulsory school Islam classes after axe attack
Hong Kong family reveals terror of Bavaria train attack
For more news from Germany, join us on Facebook and Twitter.

AFP/The Local (news@thelocal.de)

France before now Germany