Munich shooting siege over NRW police reaction
Düsseldorf/Munich · NRW went into high alarm last night during the Munich shooting. The siege is now over.
North Rhine Westphalia (NRW) security officials reacted to last night’s shooting siege in Munich by going into a state of high alarm. NRW Interior Minister Ralf Jäger told the German Press Agency (dpa) Friday night that law enforcement in NRW were aware of the events and had been put into a state of high alert. “Where it’s necessary, police patrols wearing bullet proof vests and heavily armed will show their presence.” Federal and state governments were in close contact to share information.
It is now believed that an 18-year-old was the only perpetrator and he shot and killed himself after killing nine people at the Olympia shopping center in Munich. 16 persons are reported injured. Whether the attack from the 18-year-old German-Iranian was politically motivated is not yet known. On Saturday morning, the shopping center area is completely closed off as investigators piece together the tragic events. Police searched a house in the Munich area of Maxvorstadt but would not say if it was the home of the 18-year-old or his father.
Orig. text: dpa
