German: A teen age gunman who went on shooting rampage at a busy mall in Munich might have acted alone and committed suicide after killing nine people in cold blood, police confirmed. This is the third attack on civilians in Europe in barely a week saw panicked shoppers fleeing the Olympia mall as police launched a massive operation to track down what had initially been though to be up to three assailants.
“The perpetrator was an 18-year-old German-Iranian from Munich,” police chief Hubertus Andrae told reporters after the rampage. The shooter had dual citizenship and “no criminal record”.
“The motive or explanation for this crime is completely unclear,” he added. Nine people were killed in the shooting that began early Friday evening, with 21 wounded according to the latest official toll.
Sixteen people, including several children, were injured in the shopping mall attack and three were in critical condition, Andrae said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but supporters of Islamic State celebrated on social media. “The Islamic state is expanding in Europe,” read one tweet.
