Hanau shootings
On 19 February 2020, two mass shootings occurred, targeting two shisha bars in Hanau, Hesse, Germany. Nine people were murdered and many others seriously wounded. After the attacks, the alleged perpetrator killed his mother and committed suicide. Police believe these attacks to have had a xenophobic, right-wing extremist motive.
| 2020 Hanau shootings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hanau, Hesse, Germany |
| Coordinates | 50°07′59″N 08°54′48″E / 50.13306°N 8.91333°ECoordinates: 50°07′59″N 08°54′48″E / 50.13306°N 8.91333°E |
| Date | 19 February 2020 22:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
| Weapon(s) | Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum semi-automatic pistol[1] |
| Deaths | 11 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 5 |
Chancellor Angela Merkel cancelled a planned trip to Halle, Saxony-Anhalt and expressed her condolences to the victims' families.[2]
Hanau Shootings Media
Memorial plaque remembering the victims, located next to the first crime scene in downtown Hanau
A temporary memorial to the victims of the 2020 attacks created in Russell Square, London in 2023
References
- ↑ "Hanau-Attentäter bestellte Tatwaffe in Onlineshop" (in de). RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland. 20 February 2020. https://www.rnd.de/politik/hanau-attentater-bestellte-tatwaffe-in-online-shop-VZUELCLZMFAS7FLHVZ5VDXHZUY.html. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ↑ Nadine Schmidt; Sheena McKenzie. "Nine killed at two shisha bars in Germany in suspected far-right attack". CNN News.
