As of: February 19, 2024 1:32 p.m
Large police operation at the vocational training center in Mölln (Duchy of Lauenburg district): According to the police, the area is cordoned off. The Lübeck news reports that a person with a firearm was previously spotted there.
According to the police, officers are currently on site. They try to assess the situation and clarify the background. The Duchy of Lauenburg district has just issued a press release. It says: Students have been asked to lock themselves in their classrooms and not to leave them for the duration of the deployment. According to the police, the SEK was also requested and is already in the building.
Little information from the police
A cell phone video that can be seen online shows police officers wearing helmets and bulletproof vests walking into the building. 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 is actually an amok claim.
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 reports that no shots were fired.
Parents should not pick up children – keep paths clear
The emergency services were alerted and, according to the district, are preparing to look after the students as soon as the situation is resolved. Parents are asked not to make their way 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.