German Police Op Underway as 'Armed Student Enters School in Hamburg'

Special units are now searching the facility, as it is unclear if the shooter entered the building or merely passed by.

"There is currently a major police operation at the Otto Hahn School in Jenfeld. The area around the school is closed. A young man armed with a gun is said to have entered the school building", a tweet from the police says.

Aktuell kommt es an der Otto-Hahn-Schule in #Jenfeld zu einem größeren Polizeieinsatz. Der Bereich um die Schule ist gesperrt.
Es soll ein mit einer Schusswaffe bewaffneter Jugendlicher das Schulgebäude betreten haben.
Wir informieren hier laufend weiter. pic.twitter.com/SxMu4LfSoF

— Polizei Hamburg (@PolizeiHamburg) February 1, 2022

In a separate tweet, the authorities noted that the suspect may have walked "in the direction of the school building" and then could have passed by the school.

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— M.D (@m_imuri) February 1, 2022

German police remain on alert regarding possible shooting attacks, as just a few days ago a lone gunman opened fire in a lecture hall at Heidelberg University, wounding at least four people. The attacker was found dead, but it remains unclear if he died in a confrontation with the officers or because of a self-inflicted wound.