At least six people have been killed and others injured in a shooting at a Jehovah's Witnesses church in Hamburg, Germany. The incident was reported at around 1:45 am on March 10 (India time) after nearby residents heard gunshots. Hamburg police spokesman Holger Vehren said there was no indication that the suspects were still under investigation.

Vehren suggested the assailant was still at the scene, possibly among the dead. A dead person has been found at a Jehovah's Witnesses event, and Hamburg police have suggested that this person "may have been the perpetrator".

Germany experienced only five bombings between 1998 and 2019, compared to 101 recorded in the United States.

German newspaper Bild Zeitung reported that seven people died, while at least eight were injured. The police were nearby as they returned home to the Alsterdorf police headquarters.

The users are listed by the special unit USE, which was created in 2020 to deal with such situations. A witness, Lara Bauch, reported hearing several gunshots, lasting about 20 seconds a minute. According to the newspaper The Guardian, ḍBauch saw a person run from the ground floor to the first floor of the house of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Hamburg Interior Minister Andy Grote said on Twitter that a significant number of special police officers had been deployed to the scene. Jehovah's Witnesses are a Christian religious organization founded by Charles Taze Russell in the late 19th century in the United States. The group's headquarters are in New York. Police urged people not to speculate or spread rumors about what happened.

Police said they are unsure of the cause and possible motive for the shooting. The spokesman said there was no indication that the attacker had fled the scene, but there were indications that the attacker may have been in the building and may have been among the dead.

“We found a lifeless person in a community center in #GroßBorstel who we believe could be a perpetrator. In order to rule out the involvement of other perpetrators, we carry out checks and search extensively," the police tweeted.