Act of violence in a school in St. Leon-Rot near Heidelberg: According to the police, a student was killed there. According to the current status, it is assumed that the crime was committed in a relationship, the police said on Thursday. The suspected perpetrator, a student, was initially on the run. The police have launched a search. According to current knowledge, there is no danger to other people. An attempt was made to resuscitate the student at school – without success. According to the information, the violent act occurred on Thursday morning around 10:20 a.m.
In the afternoon, police announced that the 18-year-old suspect had been caught. The student was temporarily arrested by police officers about two and a half hours after the crime. The police emphasized that he posed no danger to third parties. It was initially not known where he was arrested.
The school was evacuated and students were being cared for at a collection point, it said. Rescue workers and a helicopter are in action. According to information from the German Press Agency, emergency pastors, 15 to 20 police vehicles, criminal police and the fire department are on site. The police initially did not provide any further information. Further details about the victim or the alleged perpetrator are not yet known.
The act is reminiscent of another violent act in Offenburg last November. At that time, a 15-year-old student shot a peer in a special needs school. According to police, the German’s attack took place in the suspect’s ninth grade class. The 15-year-old student came into his classroom and shot his classmate in the back of the head with a handgun.
Note: This article has been updated several times.
