| Hanau shootings | |
|---|---|
| Part of right-wing terrorism in Europe | |
 Locations involved in the shootings | |
| Location | Hanau, Hesse, Germany |
| Coordinates | 50°07′59″N 08°54′48″E / 50.13306°N 8.91333°E (first crime scene) 50°07′51″N 08°53′9″E / 50.13083°N 8.88583°E (second crime scene) |
| Date | 19 February 2020 21:55 - 22:00 (CET, UTC+1) |
| Target | Ethnic minorities |
Attack type | Mass shooting, spree shooting, mass murder, domestic terrorism, hate crime, matricide, murder–suicide |
| Weapon | |
| Deaths | 11 (including the perpetrator and his mother) |
| Injured | 6 (3 by direct gunshot) |
| Perpetrator | Tobias Rathjen |
| Motive |
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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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "German gunman calling for genocide kills 9 people". AP NEWS. 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Tysk minister om skudmassakre: Ja, angrebet i Hanau var terror". DR. 21 February 2020.