Status: 01/24/2022 3:55 p.m
Large-scale police operation in Heidelberg: In a lecture hall at the university in Neuenheimer Feld, a man is said to have injured several people with a gun. According to dpa, one victim succumbed to his injuries. The alleged perpetrator is dead, according to police.
There was an armed attack on the premises of Heidelberg University. A lone perpetrator injured several people with a gun in a lecture hall at the medical faculty at noon, the police said. The dpa news agency reports, citing security circles, that one victim has succumbed to his serious injuries. So far, there has been no confirmation from the police.
According to the police, the alleged perpetrator is now dead. After ARD-Information he killed himself. The dpa news agency spoke of four injuries. She reports, citing security circles, that the attacker was a student himself. He had several guns with him. However, this information has not yet been officially confirmed.
“Assume lone perpetrator”
“We are assuming a single perpetrator. There is currently no longer any danger,” said the police. She initially gave no information on the identity of the injured and the alleged perpetrator. The on-site investigations were in full swing.
Tim Diekmann, SWR, with information about the attack in Heidelberg
Tagesschau 3:00 p.m., 24.1.2022
Area cordoned off
The Neuenheimer Feld in front of the gates of Heidelberg’s old town is currently cordoned off over a large area. The university asked its students out loud SWR via email, not coming to the area. The police asked motorists to drive around the site so that rescue workers can drive freely.