Killing spree near my workplace...
I'm totally shocked at the moment.
The shooting spree that took place a few hours ago here in Germany was only a few miles away from my workplace.
My co-worker is from that town. I hold her in my arms crying this morning. She knows a lot of the kids from this school.
All the reports have said different things for hours. The number of victims has been raised with every hour.
Right now they say the 17-yr old boy killed 15 people (most of them students at the school) before he was killed in a gun shooting with the police.
He escaped after he went on the killing spree at his old school. He killed at least 10 students. The other people he killed were policemen and bystanders on his escape.
Apparently 1,000 policemen were present. The town where it took place has only 27,000 inhabitants including all the suburbs.
The final showdown took place in a little town right next to where my parents live. The kid of my cousin goes to school there, but she assured my sister on the phone just a few minutes ago that she picked her son up from school today and that he's safe and healthy doing his homework in his room right now.
I don't really know what to say. At the moment it still feels very surreal.
Why are people getting crazier and crazier these days?
Update: it's 17 dead people now, and 3 of them were teachers at the school.
Here's a link to some photos of the crime scene (nothing bloody) from Spiegel Online (one of Germany biggest and most reputable magazines)
The shooting spree that took place a few hours ago here in Germany was only a few miles away from my workplace.
My co-worker is from that town. I hold her in my arms crying this morning. She knows a lot of the kids from this school.
All the reports have said different things for hours. The number of victims has been raised with every hour.
Right now they say the 17-yr old boy killed 15 people (most of them students at the school) before he was killed in a gun shooting with the police.
He escaped after he went on the killing spree at his old school. He killed at least 10 students. The other people he killed were policemen and bystanders on his escape.
Apparently 1,000 policemen were present. The town where it took place has only 27,000 inhabitants including all the suburbs.
The final showdown took place in a little town right next to where my parents live. The kid of my cousin goes to school there, but she assured my sister on the phone just a few minutes ago that she picked her son up from school today and that he's safe and healthy doing his homework in his room right now.
I don't really know what to say. At the moment it still feels very surreal.
Why are people getting crazier and crazier these days?
Update: it's 17 dead people now, and 3 of them were teachers at the school.
Here's a link to some photos of the crime scene (nothing bloody) from Spiegel Online (one of Germany biggest and most reputable magazines)