2023 Hamburg shooting
| 2023 Hamburg shooting | |
|---|---|
The Kingdom Hall at 17 Deelbögestrasse in the Alsterdorf quarter of Hamburg, where the attack took place. | |
| Location | Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall, on Deelbögestrasse, Hamburg, Germany |
| Coordinates | 53°36′09″N 09°59′25″E / 53.60250°N 9.99028°E |
| Date | 9 March 2023 c. 9:00 p.m. – 9:11 p.m. (CET, UTC+01:00) |
| Target | Jehovah's Witnesses members |
Attack type | Mass murder, mass shooting, murder–suicide |
| Weapon | Heckler & Koch P30 semi-automatic pistol |
| Deaths | 8 (including the perpetrator and an unborn child) |
| Injured | 8 |
| Perpetrator | Philipp Fusz |
| Motive | Hatred towards Jehovah's Witnesses and his former employer (possible) |
On 9 March 2023, a mass shooting occurred at a Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall in the Alsterdorf quarter of Hamburg, Germany. The shooter, identified as 35-year-old Philipp Fusz, entered the building after a service was held there and opened fire, killing six adults and an unborn child, and injuring eight others before killing himself minutes later. Fusz was a former member of the Jehovah's Witnesses, had no previous criminal record, and was not a known extremist. Police received an anonymous letter indicating he was angry at Witnesses and his former employer, which may help them determine a motive.