Hanau shootings

Hanau shootings
Part of right-wing terrorism in Europe
Locations involved in the shootings
LocationHanau, Hesse, Germany
Coordinates50°07′59″N 08°54′48″E / 50.13306°N 8.91333°E / 50.13306; 8.91333 (first crime scene) 50°07′51″N 08°53′9″E / 50.13083°N 8.88583°E / 50.13083; 8.88583 (second crime scene)
Date19 February 2020; 4 years ago (2020-02-19)
21:55 - 22:00 (CET, UTC+1)
TargetEthnic minorities
Attack type
Mass shooting, spree shooting, mass murder, domestic terrorism, hate crime, matricide, murder–suicide
Weapon
Deaths11 (including the perpetrator and his mother)
Injured6 (3 by direct gunshot)
PerpetratorTobias Rathjen
Motive

The Hanau shootings (German: Anschläge in Hanau) occurred on 19 February 2020, when nine people were killed and five others wounded in a terrorist shooting spree by a far-right extremist targeting three bars and a kiosk in Hanau, near Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany.[1] After the attacks, the gunman, identified as Tobias Rathjen, returned to his apartment, where he killed his mother and then committed suicide.[2] The massacre was called an act of terrorism by the German Minister of Internal Affairs.[3]

  1. ^ Röbel, Sven; Wiedmann-Schmidt, Wolf (27 November 2020). "Hanau-Anschlag - neues Gutachten zum Täter: Psychisch krank – und ein Rassist". Der Spiegel (in German). ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  2. ^ "German gunman calling for genocide kills 9 people". AP NEWS. 20 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Tysk minister om skudmassakre: Ja, angrebet i Hanau var terror". DR. 21 February 2020.