At Least 8 Dead in ‘Possible Terror Attack’ at Munich Mall, Manhunt Underway
At least eight people have been killed and others are injured, following what police have described as a “possible terror attack” at the Olympia-Einkaufszentrum shopping mall in Munich, Germany. A manhunt is underway.
Police said that witnesses called to report three people with guns on a nearby street who later moved toward the mall. The perpetrators remain at large.
Police spokeswoman Claudia Kunzel told ABC News that “all the police that we have” are responding to the situation.
The shooting began just after 6 p.m. in a McDonald’s restaurant in the mall. The latest reports suggest that police are still evacuating the building.
A spokesperson for police in Munich described the incident as a “possible terror attack” while speaking to a German radio station.
Andreas Gebert/AFP/Getty Images Police secures the area of a subway station Karlsplatz (Stachus) near a shopping mall following a shooting on July 22, 2016 in Munich. Several people were killed in a shooting rampage by a lone gunman in a Munich shopping centre, reports said.
APTV/AP Photo Police in Munich, Germany respond to a shooting at a shopping center in Munich, Friday, July 22, 2016. Munich police confirm shots have been fired at Olympia Einkaufszentrum shopping center but say they don’t have any details.
All subway services in the city were halted after reports that the suspect fled into the subway, and police are appealing to people to clear the streets as they hunt for the gunmen.
They are directing people to avoid Munich’s city center and shelter in place, after unconfirmed reports of further shooting.
The shopping mall where the shooting took place is located in what was the Olympic Village for the 1972 Munich Olympics, during which 11 Israeli athletes were taken hostage and killed along with a German policeman.
Joerg Koch/Getty Images Police officers respond to a shooting at the Olympia Einkaufzentrum at July 22, 2016 in Munich. Police are hunting the attacker or attackers who are thought to be still at large.
CEC Olympia-Einkaufszentrum shopping center in Munich.
