The police were able to arrest a suspected perpetrator. According to police, a woman was injured. The students had barricaded themselves in the classrooms.
The police cordoned off the area around the Lloyd Gymnasium in Bremerhaven.
suk / jsh. There was a large police operation at the Lloyd Gymnasium in Bremerhaven on Thursday morning. The police were able to arrest a suspected perpetrator who apparently had injured a woman. She was taken to the hospital. There were no indications of an amok situation or a second volatile perpetrator. The situation is under control, police said.
There is currently a larger one #Police operation in the center of Bremerhaven. Details will be given #Police #Bremerhaven announce later.
Please avoid Bgm.-Martin-Donandt-Platz and the adjacent streets. pic.twitter.com/rdLy1odfzi
— Police Bremerhaven (@PolizeiBhv) May 19, 2022
As reported by the “Nord24” portal, a student heard the shots and called the police. She was on the toilet. The students would have barricaded themselves in their classrooms, according to the police spokesman, the police are currently searching the school. According to information from “Nord24”, there were about 200 students in the building. That’s a lot less than usual. The reason for this is that the Abitur exams took place on Thursday.
The police cordoned off the area around the school. According to the report, many parents gathered in front of the school to be informed by their children.