Breaking News – A lone gunman opens fire in a German University targetting students and teachers.
The gunman is shot dead by the police after injuring several people in a German lecture hall, say police.
Police in a southern German city have said a large operation is underway at a university in Heidelberg. A single shooter reportedly opened fire inside a lecture hall, resulting in several injuries.
Police have asked people, on Twitter, to avoid the Neuenheimer Feld area of Heidelberg, where the city’s university campus is located.
A gunman opens fire in a German University
Police in the southern German city of Heidelberg on Monday said they were carrying out a large-scale operation near the city’s university after several people were injured in a shooting.
Authorities have said a single shooter opened fire inside the university lecture hall. Police have said the suspected shooter is dead.
There was no immediate information on how many people had been injured, only that several people had been injured.
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