In 2009, Tim Kretschmer, 17, killed 15 people at his former school before fleeing and killing himself.
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“Given the current evidence, there is no indication that this was a terrorist attack”, a police statement said.
“We suspect that this boy aged 16 years could have been aware of the act”.
The blast is the third incident to hit the southern German state of Bavaria in a week, after nine were killed in a shooting rampage in Munich and several were wounded in an axe attack on a train.
Bavarian officials said yesterday the gunman had lured people to the McDonald’s restaurant where the shooting began on Friday, using a fake Facebook page he had created in May.
The attack took place on the fifth anniversary of the killing of 77 people by Norwegian right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik, whose victims included dozens of young people. Two older people, a 20-year-old and another 45-year-old, were also killed. “I have no idea if he did anything bad elsewhere”.
News that a unit of German military police had been readied – but not activated – on Friday to respond to a possible large militant attack has also sparked a debate in Germany, given its strongly decentralized form of government. “For the second time in a few days we’ve been shaken by an incomprehensible bloodbath…”
The Afghan youth was questioned after he contacted police following the shooting on Friday, the statement said.
Police said that the attacker, who had more than 300 bullets in his backpack and pistol when he was found dead, was obsessed with mass killings and that he drew no inspiration from Islamist militancy.
Heimberger said he could not reveal details of the document yet because there were “many more terabytes” of information to evaluate, but described the gunman as a “devoted player” of group internet “killer games” pitting virtual shooters against each other.
A women places flowers near the Olympia shopping mall, where yesterday’s shooting rampage started, in Munich, Germany July 23, 2016.
Vigils continue in the Bavarian capital to commemorate the victims, seven of whom were teenagers.
Three people were also injured in the attack, which ended when the 21-year-old assailant was hit by a BMW.
Kosovan media reported that three of the victims were of Kosovan origin. Consolo, who brokers deals with luxury brands, said her clients feel the security situation is more “under control” in the United States.
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Public transport in Munich resumes a normal service at around 0300. He came too, but we left as we did not see the girl who had invited us.
