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Ten people have been confirmed dead, including the suspected gunman, and a further 21 people injured after a teenager opened fire outside a McDonalds in a Munich shopping mall, just before 6pm local time on Friday.
Police initially said they were treating the shooting as a suspected terrorist attack but later said the motive was "totally unclear".
What We Know
At 5:50 pm Munich police received reports of shots fired on Hanauer Street, near the Olympia Shopping Center in the Moosach district, northwest of the city centre.
Police found the body of the suspected shooter, who is believed to have taken his own life, around 8:30pm local time. He was identified as an 18-year-old Iranian from Munich. Police said the man was a dual Iranian-German citizen and had been "living in Munich for a while". He had no criminal record and was not known to police.
Police said "young people" were among the casualties. Adolescents were among the confirmed dead, while children were among the injured, but police declined to give specific numbers. Twenty-one people were taken to hospital. Sixteen people remain in hospital, three of whom have life-threatening injuries.
Police initially said they were searching for three gunmen, after witnesses reported seeing three people with "long guns". They now believe the suspected gunman was the only shooter, and no long-barrel weapons were involved. Police have given a cautious "all clear".
A video circulating on social media shows a man dressed in black outside a McDonalds by the roadside, drawing a handgun and shooting at passers-by.
Munich, Germany's third biggest city after Berlin and Hamburg, was placed in lock down, with the entire public transport system shut down after the attack. The transport system has reopened.
Authorities declared a state of emergency in Munich, and police urged people to stay home or seek safety indoors.
Police have urged people not to post tweets or post photos of police operations.
Police have urged people not to publish images of the victims. Not all of the victims families have been contacted.
We found a man, who killed him himself.
We assume, that he was the only shooter. #gunfire #munich— Polizei München (@PolizeiMuenchen) July 22, 2016
What We Don't Know
The identity of the 18-year-old attacker remains unknown as does his motive, which Munich police chief Hubertus Andrä said was "fully unclear".
Police have not been able to confirm any extremist links. There have been no claims of responsibility and no arrests.
The identities of the victims have not been confirmed, but children and adolescents are among the casualties.
