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Home / News / World News / Munich shooting leaves 10 dead including gunman
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    Munich shooting leaves 10 dead including gunman

    Written by
    Mansi Motwani
    Edited by
    Gaurav Jeyaraman
    Last updated on Jul 26, 2016, 11:31 am
    Munich shooting leaves 10 dead including gunman
  • A lethal shooting attack took place at the shopping centre of Munich city, Germany, on 22nd July, 2016.

    The gunman is suspected to have shot himself along with 9 other people.

    The shooting left 16 people wounded, 3 out of which face critical injuries.

    The attacker's body was found 1 kilometre away from the scene of the gruesome act.

  • In this article
    Third attack in over a week Munich shooting leaves 10 dead including gunman Unfolding of the Incident What happened after Evacuation Procedures The person behind the attack Reaching out through Twitter Gunman planned Munich attack for over a year
  • Information

    Third attack in over a week

  • Earlier this week, a 17-year-old Afghan immigrant wielded an axe to attack people in a train in Bavaria, injuring 5 people, two of them critically. The Munich Shooting, followed by this and the Nice attack, becomes the third incident stunning Europe in 8 days.

  • 23 Jul 2016

    Munich shooting leaves 10 dead including gunman

    Munich shooting leaves 10 dead including gunman
  • A lethal shooting attack took place at the shopping centre of Munich city, Germany, on 22nd July, 2016.

    The gunman is suspected to have shot himself along with 9 other people.

    The shooting left 16 people wounded, 3 out of which face critical injuries.

    The attacker's body was found 1 kilometre away from the scene of the gruesome act.

  • The Events

    Unfolding of the Incident

    Unfolding of the Incident
  • In a statement posted on Facebook, Munich Police said reports came in just before 6 pm local time (19:00 GMT).

    According to the reports, shooting began at Hanauer Street, which then progressed to Ries Street and then the Olympia shopping centre.

    Witness accounts suggested the possibility of three shooters with automatic weapons.

    Following reports and accounts, a huge manhunt was initiated.

  • Measures Taken

    What happened after

    What happened after
  • Munich's transport system was suspended following the attack. The central railway was evacuated.

    German police special forces rushed to the scene of the attack in order to zero down on the gunman.

    A state of emergency was also declared in the city.

    Highways were sealed off and hospitals and clinics were alerted to deal with the emergency situation.

  • Data

    Evacuation Procedures

  • The number of police personnel and special security forces engaged in the evacuation process was 2000.

  • The Perpetrator

    The person behind the attack

    The person behind the attack
  • The suspect was identified as an 18-year-old German-Iranian national, residing in Munich city itself.

    The intention behind the attack remains unknown.

    According to a police officer, "If a man with a gun in a shopping centre opens fire and eight people are dead, we have to work on the assumption that this was not a normal crime and was a terrorist act."

  • Do you know?

    Reaching out through Twitter

  • As public transport shut following the Munich Shopping Centre attack, #opendoor started trending on Twitter. People were using #opendoor to reach out to extend shelter to those that were stranded.

  • 26 Jul 2016

    Gunman planned Munich attack for over a year

    Gunman planned Munich attack for over a year
  • Authorities have stated that the gunman who killed 9 people in Munich had been planning the attack for over a year.

    Sources said that he began planning the attack after visiting the site of a school shooting in southwest Germany.

    Materials found in house indicate that he was "predisposed to high degrees of violence."

    The shooter's parents refused to comment on the matter.

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