The prime suspect in the Thursday night shooting at a Jehovah’s Witnesses church in Hamburg has been identified as former member of this religious group and the authorities indicated that his attack, which left seven deadamong which the police counted a seven-month fetus, had no terrorist motives.

The suspect who was found lifeless I would be Philip F., 25who has lived in Hamburg since 2015. He was licensed to be a sports shooter and fired dozens of shots inside the center, where the network said there were about 50 people. NTV

To the competent authorities they do not know any suspicion against him for possible extremismand in fact there is no criminal record, police officers explained at a press conference in which they tried to shed a little more light on the case.

Andy Grote, responsible for internal affairs in Hamburg, confirmed that as a result of this event, a total of eight deceased aged 33 to 60– including the alleged shooter and fetus – and many more injured.

Grote warned that I have never seen an attack of this magnitude before. in a German city where part of the deployment of security forces around the scene is still preserved.