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The perpetrator who is said to have been armed with a rifle is dead. A 23-year-old woman was killed.
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Four people were injured. One of them, a 23-year-old woman, later died of her injuries.
This is confirmed by the police during a press conference, writes the news channel SWR.
Police say the perpetrator was 18 years old. He went into a lecture with 30 people with a rifle and shot around him.
He must then have run out and taken his own life.
The incident took place at Heidelberg University in the city of Heidelberg in Germany. The police reported the shooting just after 1 pm on Monday.
Was a student at the university
The perpetrator was a student at Heidelberg University, and lived in Mannheim.
Police say during the press conference that he had bought three weapons abroad shortly before the attack. He did not have permission for these.
It is unknown what could have been the motivation behind the attack.