1982 Nuremberg shooting | |
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Location | Twenty Five discotheque and Luitpoldstrasse, Nuremberg, Bavaria, West Germany |
Date | 24 June 1982 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 |
Deaths | 4 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 3 |
Perpetrator | Helmut 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.