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German gunman attacks nursing home

November 26, 2014

A gunman has left one person dead and another three injured before shooting himself during an attack at a seniors' residential care home in the western German town of Hamm. The motive is not yet known.

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Hamm shooting
Image: picture-alliance/dpa/I. Fassbender

Two people died in a gun attack at a home for the elderly in Hamm in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Wednesday. At least two others were seriously injured in the attack which took place at 10:30 a.m. local time (0930 UTC), and a third suffered light injuries.

According to local newspaper Westfälischer Anzeiger, the shooting began during a group breakfast for seniors living at the facility. A single gunman opened fire on the group, killing one before turning the gun on himself.

One of the three injured victims was airlifted from the assisted living home to a hospital in the nearby city of Dortmund.

Police reports said there was no further danger to those in the area and residents had been let back into their home.

The motive for the attack remains unknown.

ksb/kms (AFP, dpa)