This is a list of known mass shootings that have occurred in Germany. Mass shootings are firearm-related incidents with at least 4 casualties.
Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
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14 July 2024 | Albstadt, Baden-Württemberg | 3 [n 1] | 2 | 5 | A man shot four family members at their house, killing two of them, before killing himself in the garden. [1] |
1 June 2024 | Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man shot and wounded his wife at their apartment, then drove to a hair salon and injured three people. He was arrested on 2 June south of Hagen. [2] |
1 March 2024 | Rotenburg an der Wümme, Lower Saxony | 4 | 2 | 6 | A Bundeswehr soldier shot and killed four people, including a 3-year-old girl, at a house. He then wounded two people at another house before being arrested. [3] |
28 July 2023 | Langweid am Lech, Bavaria | 3 | 2 | 5 | Three people were killed and two others were wounded at two residences. A man was arrested. [4] |
9 March 2023 | Hamburg | 8 [n 1] | 8 | 16 | 2023 Hamburg shooting: Six people and an unborn child were killed, and eight others were injured, during a shooting at a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Gross Borstel district. The gunman then killed himself. [5] |
4 May 2022 | Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four people were injured during a fight between Hells Angels and a group of Turks. Fifteen people were taken into custody. [6] |
18 April 2022 | Chemnitz, Saxony | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed three residents and himself. [7] |
24 January 2022 | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg | 2 [n 1] | 4 | 6 | Heidelberg University shooting: A Heidelberg University student killed one person and wounded four others in a lecture hall before fleeing and committing suicide nearby. [8] |
26 December 2021 | Glinde, Schleswig-Holstein | 3 [n 1] | 1 | 4 | A man shot and killed his two children and wounded his wife before killing himself. [9] |
4 December 2021 | Königs Wusterhausen, Brandenburg | 5 [n 1] | 0 | 5 | A man shot and killed his wife and three children before killing himself. He committed the murders after falsifying a vaccination certificate and feared that his children would be removed from his care due to the deception. [10] [11] |
25 September 2021 | Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg | 0 | 6 | 6 | Six people were wounded in a shootout outside a restaurant. [12] |
20 June 2021 | Berlin | 0 | 4 | 4 | Three men and a woman were wounded in a drive-by shooting in Wedding. [13] |
19 February 2020 | Hanau, Hesse | 11 [n 1] | 5 | 16 | Hanau shootings: A far-right extremist opened fire at multiple shisha bars catering to immigrants, killing nine people and wounding five others. The shooter returned to his home, where he killed his mother before committing suicide. [14] |
14 February 2020 | Berlin | 1 | 4 | 5 | One man was killed and four others wounded in a shooting outside an event hall in Kreuzberg. [15] |
24 January 2020 | Rot am See, Baden-Württemberg | 6 | 2 | 8 | Rot am See shooting: A man killed six people and wounded two others in a domestic dispute. He was arrested at the scene. [16] |
Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
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9 October 2019 | Halle, Saxony-Anhalt | 2 | 3 [n 1] | 5 | Halle synagogue shooting: A neo-Nazi live-streamed his attempt to enter a synagogue; when he failed, he opened fire on random people, killing two people and wounding two others before being wounded and arrested. [17] |
19 May 2018 | Saarbrücken, Saarland | 2 | 2 | 4 | A man opened fire at a party, killing two people and wounding two others. [18] |
16 September 2017 | Traunreut, Bavaria | 2 | 2 | 4 | A man killed two people and injured two others at a bar. [19] |
16 September 2017 | Berlin | 1 | 3 | 4 | A gunman killed one and injured three others outside of a nightclub in Neu-Hohenschönhausen. [20] [21] |
30 July 2017 | Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg | 2 [n 1] | 4 | 6 | 2017 Konstanz shooting: A man killed one person and injured four others, including a police officer, at a nightclub before dying in a shootout with the police. [22] |
13 June 2017 | Munich, Bavaria | 0 | 4 [n 1] | 4 | A man stole a policewoman's service pistol at a metro station and opened fire, wounding her and two bystanders before being shot himself. [23] |
19 October 2016 | Georgensgmünd, Bavaria | 1 | 4 | 5 | A man opened fire on police officers carrying out a raid on his apartment, killing one and injuring four. [24] |
22 July 2016 | Munich, Bavaria | 10 [n 1] | 4 | 14 | 2016 Munich shooting: A man opened fire at a shopping mall, killing nine people and wounding four others before killing himself. [25] |
25 June 2016 | Leipzig, Saxony | 1 | 3 | 4 | One person was killed and three others were seriously injured during a shootout between rival motorcycle gangs. [26] |
21 December 2015 | Bayreuth, Bavaria | 3 [n 1] | 1 | 4 | A hunter killed his ex-girlfriend and her father and wounded the ex-girlfriend's friend before committing suicide. [27] |
19 November 2015 | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | 1 | 5 | 6 | Shots fired at a bar in the Nippes district killed one person and wounded five others. [28] |
26 November 2014 | Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia | 2 [n 1] | 3 | 5 | A resident shot and killed one person and wounded three others at a senior living center before killing himself. [29] |
3 July 2014 | Frankfurt, Hesse | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were shot in a dispute between motorcycle gangs. [30] |
21 March 2014 | near Günzach, Bavaria | 1 | 3 | 4 | One person was killed and three others wounded (including two police officers) in a shootout aboard a train. [31] |
24 August 2013 | Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia | 0 | 4 | 4 | Four assailant attacked a man outside a cafe; the man pulled out a gun and shot and wounded the four men before fleeing. He was arrested later. [32] |
20 August 2013 | Dossenheim, Baden-Württemberg | 3 [n 1] | 5 | 8 | Dossenheim shooting : A man killed two people and wounded five others during a dispute before committing suicide. [33] |
24 July 2013 | Salzgitter, Lower Saxony | 0 | 7 | 7 | Seven people were wounded when an argument escalated into gunfire. [34] |
9 May 2013 | Langerwehe/Kerpen, North Rhine-Westphalia | 3 | 4 [n 1] | 7 | A man drove around to different homes in two villages and fired shots from a rifle, killing three family members and wounding three other people. The gunman shot himself and fell into a coma as police responded. [35] |
11 November 2012 | Hilden, North Rhine-Westphalia | 1 [n 1] | 4 | 5 | A man wounded four co-workers at a 3M factory before killing himself. [36] |
4 July 2012 | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg | 5 [n 1] | 0 | 5 | A man was confronted by four people who were attempting to evict him. He took them hostage and shot them to death before committing suicide. [37] |
5 March 2012 | Weilerbach, Rhineland-Palatinate | 3 [n 1] | 2 | 5 | A man entered a doctor's office with a gun and shot and killed two doctors and wounded an assistant. He then drove to his house, wounding a police officer during a pursuit, and killed himself. [38] |
8 November 2011 | Bünde, North Rhine-Westphalia | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man shot and wounded four business partners during a meeting before being arrested. [39] |
6 April 2011 | Hamburg | 2 [n 1] | 2 | 4 | A man shot and wounded his girlfriend before killing her brother and wounding an intervening neighbor. He killed himself as police arrived. [40] |
3 March 2011 | Genthin, Saxony-Anhalt | 4 [n 1] | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed three people at a shooting range. He killed himself a day later. [41] |
2 March 2011 | Frankfurt am Main, Hesse | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2011 Frankfurt Airport shooting: An Islamic extremist killed two American airmen and wounded two others hours before the soldiers were to be deployed to Afghanistan from Frankfurt Airport. The shooter was arrested. [42] |
19 September 2010 | Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg | 4 [n 1] [n 2] | 18 | 22 | 2010 Lörrach hospital shooting: A woman stabbed and smothered her ex-partner and five-year-old son to death before opening fire on people outside a hospital, killing another person and wounding eighteen others. The shooter was killed by police. [43] |
Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
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24 October 2009 | Dresden, Saxony | 1 [n 1] | 3 | 4 | A man shot and wounded his wife and two of her relatives before killing himself. [44] |
18 August 2009 | Schwalmtal, North Rhine-Westphalia | 3 | 1 | 4 | A man killed three people and wounded another in a house. After barricading himself inside the house, the gunman surrendered. [45] |
9 April 2009 | Eislingen, Baden-Württemberg | 4 | 0 | 4 | Quadruple murder of Eislingen : A man and his friend killed the friend's parents and two sisters. They fled the scene, but were arrested. [46] |
7 April 2009 | Landshut, Bavaria | 2 [n 1] | 2 | 4 | A man shot three people in a courthouse, one fatally, before committing suicide. [47] |
18 March 2009 | Hornsen, Lower Saxony | 3 [n 1] | 3 | 6 | A man shot five family members, two fatally, before committing suicide. [48] |
11 March 2009 | Winnenden and Wendlingen, Baden-Württemberg | 16 [n 1] | 9 | 25 | Winnenden school shooting: A 17-year-old opened fire at his former school in Winnenden before killing a man outside and fleeing to Wendlingen, where he began firing randomly at a car dealership. He killed fifteen people and wounded nine others before being shot by police and committing suicide. [49] |
3 December 2008 | Rheine, North Rhine-Westphalia | 4 [n 1] | 0 | 4 | A man killed his wife and two children with several firearms before committing suicide. [50] |
12 August 2008 | Rüsselsheim am Main, Hesse | 3 | 1 | 4 | Four shooters opened fire at an ice cream parlor, killing three people and wounding another. [51] |
21 May 2008 | Hamburg | 1 [n 1] | 3 | 4 | A man shot and wounded his wife in the Billstedt quarter, then fired at responding police officers and injured two before killing himself. [52] |
13 January 2008 | Lauda-Königshofen, Baden-Württemberg | 4 [n 1] | 0 | 4 | A man killed three family members with a carbine before committing suicide. [53] |
15 August 2007 | Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia | 6 | 0 | 6 | Duisburg massacre: Six people were shot dead in their cars outside a train station. The victims were linked to the San Luca Mafia feud in Italy. [54] |
4 February 2007 | Sittensen, Lower Saxony | 7 | 0 | 7 | Seven people were found fatally shot in a Chinese restaurant in a botched robbery. Two men were arrested and convicted for the murders. [55] |
20 November 2006 | Emsdetten, North Rhine-Westphalia | 1 [n 1] | 37 [n 3] | 38 | Emsdetten school shooting: A student opened fire at his former school, wounding five people by gunfire before killing himself. Seventeen people were injured when the shooter detonated smoke grenades as he roamed the building. [56] |
3 July 2006 | Niederkassel, North Rhine-Westphalia | 0 | 4 | 4 | A dispute between ten people and employees and customers at a restaurant caused a man to shoot and wound four people before fleeing. [57] |
15 May 2006 | Erftstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia | 3 [n 1] | 1 | 4 | A man shot his wife and two sons before committing suicide. One of the sons survived. [58] |
6 January 2006 | Bremen, Bremen | 0 | 5 | 5 | Five people were wounded outside a discotheque when multiple shooters exchanged gunfire. Four suspects were arrested. [59] |
30 October 2005 | Saltendorf, Bavaria | 1 | 8 | 9 | A man opened fire in a bar, killing one person and wounding eight before fleeing. He surrendered to police two days later. [60] |
24 October 2005 | Lohmar, North Rhine-Westphalia | 4 [n 1] | 0 | 4 | A man invaded his ex-wife's house and killed her, her partner, and their son before committing suicide. [61] |
31 August 2005 | Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg | 1 [n 1] | 4 | 5 | A man wounded four people in an apartment before killing himself. [62] |
26 July 2005 | Stade, Lower Saxony | 2 [n 1] | 4 | 6 | After wounding four people, a man killed his girlfriend and himself. [63] |
13 June 2005 | Hamburg | 2 [n 1] | 4 | 6 | After responding to a call for a group attempting to steal a license plate, police were shot at by a man, wounding four. The gunman killed his accomplice and committed suicide. [64] |
30 April 2005 | Rheinfelden, Baden-Württemberg | 6 [n 1] | 0 | 6 | A man killed five family members and himself. [65] |
5 April 2005 | Rudolstadt, Thuringia | 2 | 3 | 5 | Two men were killed and three other people were wounded in a shootout involving police. [66] |
10 November 2004 | Wasungen, Thuringia | 3 [n 1] | 1 | 4 | A man shot three family members, killing two, before committing suicide. [67] |
26 July 2004 | Munich, Bavaria | 1 [n 1] | 4 | 5 | A man shot and wounded three people with a rifle at his apartment building. A man fought the perpetrator, causing the gunman to accidentally fatally shoot himself. The man left the building holding the shooter's gun and was injured by police, who confused him for the perpetrator. [68] [69] |
14 May 2004 | Floß, Bavaria | 3 | 1 [n 1] | 4 | A man killed his wife and two children before shooting and wounding himself. [70] |
28 February 2004 | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia | 1 | 4 | 5 | A man was killed and four others were wounded in a shooting. [71] |
30 June 2003 | Berlin | 2 [n 1] | 2 | 4 | A man killed his ex-girlfriend during a domestic dispute in a restaurant. He fled the scene to his house, wounding two people at random, and committed suicide. [72] |
14 June 2003 | Quierschied, Saarland | 4 [n 1] | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed his wife and two children before killing himself. [73] |
15 May 2003 | Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate | 4 [n 1] | 0 | 4 | A man killed two doctors at their offices and then killed himself. The perpetrator's wife was found dead in their apartment. [74] |
6 May 2003 | Herren-Sulzbach, Rhineland-Palatinate | 4 [n 1] | 1 | 5 | A man shot his ex-wife, her lover, and the lover's parents before killing himself at another location. The lover's father was the only survivor. [75] |
21 April 2003 | Wiesbaden, Hesse | 2 | 2 | 4 | A fight between two groups escalated into a shooting outside a discotheque. Two people were killed and two people were wounded. Two suspects were arrested. [76] |
22 March 2003 | Vöhl, Hesse | 4 [n 1] | 0 | 4 | A police officer killed three family members and himself with his service pistol. [77] |
24 June 2002 | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia | 2 | 2 | 4 | Two people were killed and two others wounded in a drive-by shooting. [78] |
23 May 2002 | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg | 1 | 4 | 5 | A man was killed and four others were wounded outside a pub after an argument escalated. [79] [80] |
26 April 2002 | Erfurt, Thuringia | 17 [n 1] | 1 | 18 | Erfurt school massacre: A 19-year-old entered his former school and opened fire. Targeting teachers, he killed sixteen people and wounded one before committing suicide. [81] |
19 February 2002 | Eching and Freising, Bavaria | 4 [n 1] | 1 | 5 | Eching and Freising shootings : A man opened fire at multiple locations, killing three people and wounding another before committing suicide. [82] |
26 April 2001 | Neubeuern, Bavaria | 2 [n 1] | 2 | 4 | A man entered his wife's workplace and opened fire, killing her and wounding two others before fatally shooting himself. [83] |
19 January 2001 | Hamburg | 1 | 4 | 5 | An intoxicated man shot at a group of men he had an argument with earlier at a bar, killing one and wounding three. Another patron was struck by a stray bullet. The gunman shot at police, wounding a police dog, before being arrested. [84] |
22 December 2000 | Salzgitter, Lower Saxony | 6 | 1 | 7 | A man shot and killed six family members with a pistol and wounded another before surrendering to police. [85] |
4 December 2000 | Frankfurt, Hesse | 3 | 1 | 4 | Four men inside a bar were lured into the street by a man. When they exited the bar, they were shot at, leaving three dead and one wounded. [86] |
31 August 2000 | Hamburg | 3 | 2 [n 1] | 5 | A man intruded into his ex-girlfriend's home and waited for her and her three daughters to arrive. He shot his ex-girlfriend and two of the daughters to death, then fled the scene into another apartment, where he and a hostage were shot and wounded during a standoff with police. [87] |
25 June 2000 | near Nordhorn, Lower Saxony | 3 [n 1] | 1 | 4 | A man shot and killed two of his children and wounded another before killing himself. [88] |
14 June 2000 | Dortmund/Waltrop, North Rhine-Westphalia | 4 [n 1] | 0 | 4 | A man shot three police officers dead during a chase before committing suicide at another location. [89] |
31 May 2000 | Westerholt, Lower Saxony | 2 | 3 | 5 | A doctor opened fire in front of a supermarket, killing two people and wounding three others. [90] |
27 February 2000 | Hamburg | 2 | 3 | 5 | A man shot five people, two fatally, outside a discotheque in Wandsbek. The discotheque was known to police as a scene of criminal activity. [91] |
Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
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9 November 1999 | Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia | 8 [n 1] | 0 | 8 | A man shot and killed seven members of a family before committing suicide. [89] |
1 November 1999 | Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria | 5 [n 1] | 7 | 12 | Bad Reichenhall shooting: A 16-year-old used a semi-automatic rifle to kill three people and wound seven others as he fired from his window. The gunman then killed his sister before committing suicide. [92] |
23 June 1999 | Neunkirchen, Saarland | 5 [n 1] | 0 | 5 | A man shot and killed his wife and three children at two locations. He was discovered dead in the Rhine. [93] |
16 May 1999 | Dillingen, Saarland | 5 [n 1] | 11 | 16 | Dillingen shooting: A man opened fire in a discotheque, killing two people and wounding three others. He fled to a nearby house, where he killed two people and wounded another. The gunman killed another person and wounded two in France before committing suicide in Luxembourg. [94] |
23 August 1998 | Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony | 3 | 4 | 7 | A man shot seven family members in their home, killing three. [89] |
16 June 1998 | Ribnitz-Damgarten, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 4 [n 1] | 1 | 5 | A man killed three people and wounded his wife before killing himself. [95] |
10 February 1998 | Ludwigsdorf, Saxony | 2 | 3 [n 1] [n 4] | 5 | A Kazakh shot and killed two customs officers and wounded two bus passengers at a border checkpoint. The man had stolen one of the officer's guns and opened fire. The suspect was arrested after he injured himself. [96] |
10 November 1996 | Hamburg | 2 | 4 | 6 | Two people were killed and four others wounded during a gunfight in a brothel in the St. Pauli quarter. [97] |
10 March 1996 | Berlin | 6 | 0 | 6 | Six Vietnamese men were shot in the head and killed execution-style at an apartment building in Marzahn. The murders were related to a gang rivalry among the Vietnamese diaspora in Germany. [98] |
28 July 1995 | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | 3 [n 1] | 1 | 4 | A man took hostages aboard a bus, killing two of them and wounding a responding police officer before killing himself. [99] |
March 1995 | Berlin | 6 | 0 | 6 | Six people were fatally shot at a refugee shelter in Marzahn. The murders were related to a gang rivalry among the Vietnamese diaspora in Germany. [100] |
1 January 1995 | Germersheim, Rhineland-Palatinate | 3 [n 1] | 2 [n 1] | 5 | Three men were fatally shot by another gunman and a fourth wounded as first responders arrived to a hostage situation at a bar. One police officer was wounded. [101] |
1995 | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | 1 | 4 | 5 | Members of a circus troupe shot at people who were reportedly attacking them, killing one and wounding four. [102] |
25 December 1994 | Wallhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate | 2 | 3 | 5 | A man killed two people and wounded three others in a youth club. [103] |
December 1994 | Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria | 6 [n 1] | 0 | 6 | A man killed his wife and four children before committing suicide. [104] [53] |
24 June 1994 | Frankfurt, Hesse | 1 | 3 | 4 | A career criminal opened fire in public, killing a taxi driver and wounding three other people before being arrested. [105] |
9 March 1994 | Euskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia | 6 | 8 | 14 | Euskirchen court shooting: A man killed six people and wounded eight others at a court before committing suicide with a homemade bomb. [106] |
December 1993 | Ebrach, Bavaria | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed his wife and three children. [53] |
December 1993 | Bad Waldliesborn, North Rhine-Westphalia | 4 [n 1] | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed his wife, daughter, and a nanny before committing suicide. [107] |
September 1993 | Gäufelden, Baden-Württemberg | 3 [n 1] | 1 | 4 | A man shot three family members, killing two, before committing suicide. [53] |
31 August 1993 | Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia | 2 | 3 | 5 | A man opened fire in a bar, killing two people and wounding three others. [103] |
17 September 1992 | Berlin | 4 | 0 | 4 | Mykonos restaurant assassinations: Three Iranian opposition leaders and their translator were shot and killed at a restaurant. The killers are believed to have been linked to Iranian intelligence. [108] |
24 August 1992 | Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate | 1 | 7 | 8 | A right-wing extremist stole his father's pistol and opened fire in the city center, killing one person and wounding seven before being arrested. The gunman targeted socially marginalized people. [109] |
Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
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18 November 1989 | Laaber, Bavaria | 4 | 2 | 6 | Laaber murders : Two escaped prisoners opened fire with stolen pistols during a robbery at a bar, killing four people and wounding two others. The following day, one of the perpetrators was killed by police and the other wounded during a gunfight at Würzburg. [110] |
21 March 1989 | Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia | 5 [n 1] | 0 | 5 | A man shot and killed four family members before killing himself during a standoff. [111] |
4 March 1988 | Dorfen, Bavaria | 4 [n 1] | 1 | 5 | A man killed three people and wounded one other at a police station before being fatally wounded by police. [112] |
2 November 1987 | Frankfurt, Hesse | 2 | 7 | 9 | Runway West shooting : A left-wing activist protesting the building of a new runway at Frankfurt Airport fired on police officers stationed at the protest, killing two and wounding seven. The shooter was arrested two days later. [113] |
April 1987 | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | 6 [n 1] | 0 | 6 | In a shooting spree, a man shot and killed five members of his family before committing suicide. [114] |
28 March 1987 | Hamburg | 3 [n 1] | 1 | 4 | A man shot three people in a prostitutes' lodging house in the St. Pauli district, two fatally, before killing himself. [115] |
29 August 1985 | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg | 4 | 5 | 9 | Karlsruhe shootings : A man drove around shooting from his car, killing four people and wounding five others before being arrested. [116] [117] |
29 September 1983 | Alsdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia | 2 | 2 | 4 | Police officers fatally shot two hostages and wounded two bank robbers as the robbers attempted to flee the scene in a car. [118] |
3 June 1983 | Eppstein, Hesse | 6 [n 1] | 14 | 20 | Eppstein school shooting: A man entered a school and shot nineteen people, killing five, before committing suicide. [119] |
24 June 1982 | Nuremberg, Bavaria | 4 [n 1] | 3 | 7 | 1982 Nuremberg shooting: A neo-Nazi opened fire at a discotheque and on the street, killing three people and wounding three others before committing suicide. [120] |
24 December 1980 | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia | 5 [n 1] | 1 | 6 | A man shot and killed four members of his family and wounded his son before committing suicide. [121] |
10 August 1980 | Niederndodeleben, Saxony-Anhalt | 4 [n 1] | 1 | 5 | A man shot and killed three people and wounded one other before committing suicide. The perpetrator also killed two people by strangling and beating them. [122] |
Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
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10 July 1979 | Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia | 1 | 3 | 4 | An employee shot and killed one person and wounded three others at his workplace. [123] |
10 July 1979 | Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia | 2 | 2 [n 1] | 4 | A Belgian soldier shot and killed two police officers and wounded another before being shot and arrested. [124] |
5 September 1977 | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | 4 | 0 | 4 | Kidnapping of Hanns Martin Schleyer: Members of the Red Army Faction shot and killed four people in an ambush. [125] |
August 1977 | Frelenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia | 1 [n 1] | 5 | 6 | A man shot and wounded five family members before committing suicide. [126] |
3 October 1976 | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein | 4 [n 1] | 3 | 7 | A man ran through the streets shooting indiscriminately, killing three people and wounding three others before killing himself. [127] |
7 April 1975 | Hamburg | 3 [n 1] | 3 | 6 | A criminal shot and killed two people and wounded three others during a jewelry robbery before dying himself. [128] |
21 August 1974 | Oberkirchen/Neunkirchen, Saarland | 6 [n 1] | 1 | 7 | A man shot six people with a pistol at multiple locations, killing five, before killing himself. [129] |
20 December 1972 | Erlangen, Bavaria | 3 [n 1] [n 5] | 13 [n 6] | 16 | A student opened fire with a handgun at the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, killing two people and wounding two others. Eleven other people were wounded in a fire set by the attacker, who himself died in the fire. [130] |
5–6 September 1972 | Munich, Bavaria | 17 [n 7] | 0 | 17 | Munich massacre: After killing two members of the 1972 Israel Summer Olympics team and taking nine hostages, members of the terrorist organization Black September engaged in an ambush with police officers that left ten hostages, one police officer and five terrorists dead. [131] |
15 June 1972 | Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia | 3 | 2 | 5 | As a warrant was being served on a house, a married couple and two of their children fired on officers, killing three and wounding two. After a protracted gunfight, the four were arrested. The two children were not charged due to their age, while the husband and wife were convicted. [132] [133] |
28 May 1972 | Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia | 5 | 1 [n 1] | 6 | Essen shooting : A man killed five people at multiple locations, including his wife and two children, before being shot by police and arrested. [134] |
20 April 1970 | Fahrdorf, Schleswig-Holstein | 9 [n 1] | 0 | 9 | Fahrdorf familicide: A man killed his wife and seven children before committing suicide. [135] |
10 February 1970 | Munich, Bavaria | 1 | 23 | 24 | 1970 Munich bus attack: Members of the Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine opened fire on a bus, killing one person and wounding twenty-three. [136] |
Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
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6 November 1969 | Bordesholm, Schleswig-Holstein | 1 | 4 | 5 | A fired factory worker returned with a rifle and opened fire, killing a 17-year-old who had accompanied him to the factory. He went to his parents' apartment and wounded his father, then traveled to the train station and began firing at passersby, wounding three before being arrested. [137] |
23 September 1969 | Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia | 7 [n 1] [n 8] | 0 | 7 | A woman drugged six family members before shooting them to death. She then committed suicide by overdose. [138] |
20 January 1969 | Lebach, Saarland | 4 | 1 | 5 | Two men broke into a Bundeswehr barracks and shot four sleeping soldiers to death. One soldier was shot and stabbed, but survived. [139] |
27 July 1968 | Sembach, Rhineland-Palatinate | 4 [n 1] | 0 | 4 | A U.S. Air Force master sergeant shot and killed three of his family members at Sembach Air Base before killing himself. [140] |
21 May 1960 | Frankfurt, Hesse | 2 [n 1] | 3 | 5 | A man shot and killed one person and wounded three others from his apartment window before committing suicide. [141] |
Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
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27 November 1952 | Gera, Thuringia | 4 | 2+ | 6 | A Soviet soldier armed with a handgun opened fire on board of a train, killing four and wounding several others before being subdued. [142] |
4 March 1951 | Wickersrode, Hesse | 3 | 3 | 6 | A man opened fire at a farmer's meeting, killing three people and wounding three others. [143] |
Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
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1 May 1949 | Stuttgart and Möglingen, Baden-Württemberg | 3 | 4 | 7 | Stuttgart and Möglingen killing spree : A military police officer shot and killed three others and injured four with a carbine and a car before turning himself in the next day. [144] |
Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
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24/25 March 1932 | Jena, Thuringia | 7 [n 1] | 0 | 7 | A man killed six family members and himself. [145] |
Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
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5 September 1927 | Niedermöllrich, Hesse | 1 | 5 | 6 | A man shot and killed one soldier and wounded five others, before being killed by hand grenades. [146] |
22 April 1926 | Berlin | 2 | 3 [n 1] [n 9] | 5 | A man shot four family members, killing two, before attempting suicide. [147] |
28 March 1922 | Berlin | 1 | 9 | 10 | Attempted assassination of Pavel Milyukov: Ten people were shot when two gunmen attempted to assassinate politician Pavel Milyukov. Statesman Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov was killed and nine others were wounded. [148] |
Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
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June 1917 | Gotha, Thuringia | 5–6 | 0–2 [n 1] | 5–8 | A man killed several family members before attempting suicide. [149] |
April 1916 | Mühlbach, Bavaria | 7 [n 1] | 0 | 7 | A man shot and killed six family members before killing himself. [150] |
4 September 1913 | Mühlhausen an der Enz, Baden-Württemberg | 14 [n 10] | 11 | 25 | Mühlhausen an der Enz shooting: After murdering five family members, a man shot and killed nine people and wounded eleven before being severely beaten by a mob and apprehended by police. [151] |
20 June 1913 | Bremen | 5 [n 11] | 21 | 26 | Bremen school shooting: A man entered a school and opened fire on students and faculty, killing four people and wounding 21 others before being arrested. A fifth victim died in an accident during evacuation. [152] |
12 February 1912 | Reichenbach im Vogtland, Saxony | 7 [n 1] | 0 | 7 | A man killed six family members before committing suicide. [153] |
13 July 1910 | Helmstedt, Hanover | 6–7 [n 1] | 0–1 | 6–8 | A man killed several family members before committing suicide. [154] |
Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
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10 March 1907 | Dresden, Saxony | 7 [n 1] | 0 | 7 | A man killed six family members before committing suicide. [155] |
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