One person was killed and several others were injured when a gunman opened fire at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. The accused student also ended his life by shooting.
German police said a preliminary investigation into the incident, which took place on Monday afternoon, January 24, local time, showed that the attacker may not have been affiliated with any extremist organization and that he alone was responsible for his actions.
According to German media, the accused was a student of the same university. He was armed and entered the hall during a lecture and opened fire indiscriminately. He came and shot himself and ended his life.
A heavy contingent of police rushed to the spot, which closed all roads leading to the university. The injured were rushed to a hospital for treatment, where one of them succumbed to his injuries. ۔
Police said in a tweet after the incident that the assailant had fled the university's lecture hall after the shooting and shot himself outside the hall, the motive of which is not yet known.
The German news agency quoted investigators investigating the incident as saying it had no apparent political or religious motives. The young suicide bomber was a student at the same university, but authorities did not identify him by name, nationality or other identities.
