As of: February 19, 2024 3:05 p.m
A large police operation has been underway at the vocational training center (BBZ) in Mölln since the morning. According to the district, the background is an unconfirmed report that a person with a firearm was spotted there.
According to their own information, the police were alerted to the school grounds of the vocational training center in Mölln (Duchy of Lauenburg district) at around 9 a.m. The building was sealed off and, according to the police, the SEK was also called in. Emergency services began searching the building in the morning. A cell phone video that can be seen online shows police officers wearing helmets and bulletproof vests walking into the building. The reason for the operation is an unconfirmed report that a person was spotted with a firearm. First they had Lübecker Nachrichten reported.
Students should lock themselves in classrooms
According to the district, the building is now being evacuated class by class. According to the information, 32 school classes were able to leave the school building in the afternoon. As an NDR reporter announced, the students were gradually taken out of the vocational school by police forces. According to the police, they are now being taken away from the school grounds by bus. As the district reports, they will be taken to a care center and initially looked after, and their witness statements will also be recorded. Rescue workers are also available.
The Duchy of Lauenburg district had previously asked students in a press release to lock themselves in their classrooms and not leave them for the duration of the assignment.
Firearm in use? Background remains unclear
As a police spokeswoman told NDR Schleswig-Holstein, it is currently unclear whether a person with a weapon was or is actually on the premises of the vocational training center. It is not possible to answer at this point whether there actually is or has been a shooting.
Jacqueline Fischer from the Ratzeburg police department (Duchy of Lauenburg district) said that there is currently no information as to whether a shot was fired. The district now reports that no shots were fired.
Parents should not pick up their children
Streets around the vocational training center were closed. Parents were asked not to go to school to keep paths clear for emergency vehicles. The Duchy of Lauenburg district has set up a hotline for relatives – the number is (045 41) 88 88 88. A collection point for parents has also been set up in the Möllner town hall. According to the police, there are also care options there. According to the information, it is unclear how long the operation will last.
