1982 Nuremberg shooting

1982 Nuremberg shooting
Nuremberg is located in Germany
Nuremberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg (Germany)
Nuremberg is located in Bavaria
Nuremberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg (Bavaria)
LocationTwenty Five discotheque and Luitpoldstrasse, Nuremberg, Bavaria, West Germany
Date24 June 1982; 42 years ago (1982-06-24)
c. 9:45 p.m. (UTC+02:00)
Attack type
Mass shooting, far-right terrorism, murder–suicide
Weapon.357 Magnum Smith & Wesson revolver
7.65mm Walther PPK semi-automatic pistol
9mm Luger P08 semi-automatic pistol
Deaths4 (including the perpetrator)
Injured3
PerpetratorHelmut Oxner

On 24 June 1982, a mass shooting occurred in Nuremberg, Bavaria, West Germany. 26-year-old Helmut Oxner opened fire inside a discotheque and in the street, killing three people and wounding three others before killing himself. A known neo-Nazi with links to far-right organizations and previous violations of firearms laws, Oxner targeted foreigners during his shooting spree.