- Title: Gunman kills one, injures three in shooting at German nightclub
- Date: 30th July 2017
- Summary: KONSTANZ, GERMANY (JULY 30, 2017) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF NIGHTCLUB WHERE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE FORENSIC WORKER OUTSIDE CLUB DOOR CLOSE OF NAME OF CLUB / WIDE OF CLUB PERSON IN PROTECTIVE FOOTWEAR COVERING LOOKING AT CARS FORENSIC TEAM OUTSIDE CLUB POLICE EXTERIOR OF VENUE / FORENSIC TEAM OUTSIDE (SOUNDBITE) (German) KONSTANZ POLICE SPOKESPERSON, BERND SCHMIDT, SAYING: "At 04:30 a.m. (0230 GMT) several people called the emergency number at the police headquarters and reported that there were shots being fired at a discotheque in an industrial area of Konstanz. Several police cars were sent to the scene, and what we know at this time is that a 34 year-old man fired shots in the area around the discotheque and inside the disco. One person was killed and three people injured. A shot was fired at a police officer and injured him. The perpetrator then fled and came into renewed contact with the police. There was another round of firing during which the perpetrator was hit. He was taken to hospital where he later died from his injuries. We still do not know what the motive was. An investigation is under way. What we can say at this point however is that we can rule out terrorism." POLICE CARS ON STREET
- Embargoed: 13th August 2017 14:47
- Keywords: Germany nightclub shooting Konstanz shooting nightclub gunman Konstanz attacker
- Location: KONSTANZ, GERMANY
- City: KONSTANZ, GERMANY
- Country: Germany
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Crime
- Reuters ID: LVA0016RWR32F
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- Story Text: An Iraqi gunman died in a shootout with German police early on Sunday (July 30) after killing one person in a nightclub in the southern city of Konstanz, police said, ruling out terrorism as a motive.
The 34-year-old man opened fire in the club in the early hours of Sunday, killing one person and injuring three others. He died in hospital of injuries suffered in a gunfight with police outside the venue. One policeman was also injured.
Police said the gunman had lived in Germany for a number of years and was not an asylum seeker. They added that a dispute among criminals may have led to the shooting in an industrial area of the city.
Police special forces were deployed in the city after the shooting around 0230 GMT as it was not clear if the suspect had acted alone or had accomplices. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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