What we know about Munich shopping centre massacre gunman who killed nine before committing suicide

It remains unclear whether the attacker was a lone gunmen, but this is what we know so far about the young man found dead 1km from the scene of the massacre at the Munich Olympia Shopping Centre (OEZ)

Details about the man who carried out the massacre at a Munich shopping centre on Friday which cost at least nine lives have begun to emerge.
It remains unclear whether the attacker was a lone gunmen, but the body of a teenager who took part in the killing has been found 1km from the scene of the massacre at the Munich Olympia Shopping Centre (OEZ).
A robot was used by cops to search his body for explosives after he apparently shot himself.

Gunman exits a McDonald's restaurant in Munich as he begins shooting
Gunman exits a McDonald's restaurant in Munich as he begins shooting
Twitter Suspected shooter seen on the roof of the Munich shopping centre
Suspected shooter seen on the roof of the Munich shopping centre






Who was he?

The gunman was revealed during a police press conference tonight to be an 18-year-old of German Iranian who lived locally.
He had been living in Munich for more than two years. His flat and personal belongings are being examined.
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His full identity has yet to be revealed but film footage of him offers some insights.
Bursting from a McDonald's restaurant toilet before opening fire on children he reportedly screamed 'Allahu Akbar' before shooting them at close range.
He then pushed through the front doors into the street and carried on shooting, killing at least one pedestrian whose body was later pictured covered on the ground.

Witnesses reportedly heard the man, who appeared in the footage to be carrying a red Pokemon rucksack, screaming: “Ich bin Deutsch, scheiss Ausländer” – “I’m German, f*** foreigners” before opening fire.

Munich Police hold a press conference on the shootings that took place at a shopping centre
Munich Police hold a press conference on the shootings that took place at a shopping centre


Getty Helpers wait in a point of concentration near the shopping mall the Olympia Einkaufzentrum
A forensics tent erected near the scene of the massacre


Getty Armed police guard the downtown pedestrian zone near Marienplatz square
Armed police outside the shopping centre
Getty An armed police man guards the downtown pedestrian zone near Marienplatz square
Cops found the teenager's body 1km away






The stockily built man appeared to be carrying ammunition around his waist and was seen staggering as he fires.
He was later filmed on the roof of the shopping centre exchanging verbal abuse with someone who filmed the confrontation.
During the slanging match with a man hiding on a balcony, the gunman was heard to say 'because of you I was bullied for 7 years' and made a point of saying he was 'German.'
A translation of the slanging match with a man who was taking cover on a balcony was later being shared on social media.


What gunman was filmed saying on roof of shopping centre:

Balcony man: 'You f***ing a*****e you...'
Gunman: 'Because of you I was bullied for 7 years...'
Balcony man: 'You w****r you. you're a w****r'
Gunman: '...and now I have to buy a gun to shoot you'
Balcony man: 'A gun! F**k off! Your head should be cut off you a*****e'
An unidentified voice is heard to say: 'F*****g Turks!' before the balcony man says 'f*****g foreigner'
The man filming is then heard to say: "He's got a gun! He has loaded his gun. Get the cops here. He's walking around here the w****r."
The gunman the says "I am German", to which the man filming replies with "You're a w****r is what you are. What the f**k are you doing?"
The gunman is then heard to say "I was born here."
"I grew up here in the Hartz 4 (unemployment benefits in Germany) area."

He pleads with the onlooker "please shut your mouth."




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