Police said that people had been reported dead after a shooting at a church in Hamburg, Germany, on Thursday.
Several people were injured, some dead, in the shooting at a church on Dealboys Street, officials said, but did not provide additional details.
Officials initially tweeted that there was a large police response in the city’s Elsterdorf district and that officers were still working at the scene.
“So far, there is no reliable information about the motive of the crime,” Police tweeted, “We ask that you do not share unsafe beliefs and/or spread rumors.”
Hamburg Mayor Peter Chantscher tweeted that the police report was “shocking” and that authorities were working to track down the perpetrator.
“My deepest sympathies go out to the families of the victims,” ​​Shentscher said.
An alert was sent through the German KATWARN system, stating that the shooting occurred at around 9 pm local time.
It urged people to avoid the area as authorities cordoned off the area.
Elsterdorf is approximately 7 miles from the city center of Hamburg, the country’s second largest city. Hamburg’s metropolitan area is home to over 5 million people, according to the Council of Europe.
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