Bavaria Munich shooter came from Austria

The Munich shooter killed by the police was an 18-year-old man from Austria, who also lived there. This was announced by the police at a press conference.

Bavaria's Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (CSU) did not rule out a plan to attack the Israeli Consulate General, which was located near the scene of the crime. However, the authorities have not yet provided any concrete details on the exact motive. The Austrian Ministry of the Interior announced a statement for the afternoon.

It must be assumed that there may have been such an attack plan, Herrmann said. However, the background still had to be clarified.

Police officers had discovered the man armed with a so-called repeating weapon of an older model in the area near the consulate and the Nazi Documentation Center at around 9.00 am. According to Herrmann, he fired at the police officers, who returned fire. The man was hit and died at the scene.

Bavaria's Minister President Markus Söder (CSU) has not ruled out a connection with the memorial day for the 1972 Olympic bombing. "There may be a connection. It still needs to be clarified," said the CSU politician at the press conference near the scene of the crime. "Munich held its breath for a moment today."

Bavaria's Minister of Justice Georg Eisenreich (CSU) said that the investigation was being conducted by the Central Office for Combating Extremism and Terrorism (ZET) at the Munich Public Prosecutor General's Office.

SDA