2016 Munich shooting

Mass shooting in Munich, Germany November 2019 2016 Munich shooting Mcdonalds muenchen hanauer strasse oez.jpg Outside the McDonald's on Hanauer Straße 83, looking northwest on a cloudy day. Outside the McDonald's on Hanauer Straße 83, looking northwest, where the shooting began Germany Bavaria#Germany 240 center Munich 48 11 0 N 11 32 1 E Moosach, Munich, Germany Civilians 48 11 0 N 11 32 1 E region:DE-BY_type:event inline,title 2016 07 22 yes 17:52 – 20:26 UTC+2 Mass shooting, mass murder, murder–suicide 10 (including the perpetrator) 36 (4 by gunfire)https://www.polizei.bayern.de/lka/news/presse/aktuell/index.html/245492 Bayerische Polizei - Fortentwicklung der Ermittlungen zum Amoklauf in München Bavarian police - Evolution of the investigation into the massacre in Munich Polizei Bayern 28 July 2016 1 August 2016 dehttps://www.welt.de/regionales/bayern/article157357702/Muenchner-Polizei-bearbeitet-rund-1750-Hinweise-zu-Amoklauf.html Münchner Polizei bearbeitet rund 1750 Hinweise zu Amoklauf Munich police processed some 1,750 Notes on rampage 28 July 2016 Welt Online 1 August 2016 de 9mm Glock 17 semi-automatic pistolAuf einen Blick: Was über den Amoklauf von München bekannt ist At a glance: What is known about the rampage at Munich http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/bayern/Auf-einen-Blick-Was-ueber-den-Amoklauf-von-Muenchen-bekannt-ist-id38574542.html Augsburger Allgemeine 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 de David Sonboly (born Ali Sonboly)David? Ali David? Wie lautet der Name des Amokläufers von München? David? Ali David? What is the Munich gunman's name? Süddeutsche Zeitung http://www.sueddeutsche.de/medien/in-eigener-sache-wie-wir-mit-der-chaosphase-umgehen-1.3100149 29 July 2016 29 July 2016 de Revenge for bullyingFar-right extremism On 22 July 2016, a mass shooting classified as a right-wing extremist attack occurred in the vicinity of the Olympia shopping mall in the Moosach district of Munich, Germany. The perpetrator, 18-year-old Iranian-German David Sonboly, opened fire on teenagers with migrant background at a McDonald's restaurant before shooting at bystanders in the street outside and then in the mall itself. Nine people were killedmost of them with immigrant backgroundsand 36 others were injured,Shoichet Catherine E. Ellis Ralph Hanna Jason 22 July 2016 Munich shooting: 9 victims, gunman dead http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/22/europe/germany-munich-shooting/index.html 27 April 2017 CNN four of them by gunfire. Sonboly, who had been influenced by far-right ideology, xenophobia, and racist beliefs, hid nearby for more than two hours and killed himself by a self-inflicted gunshot wound when confronted by police. Later investigations determined that the attack was politically motivated and driven by right-wing extremist views. Two reports by Bavaria's State Office of Criminal Investigation and another by the public prosecutor's office concluded the shooting was not political, saying Sonboly's main motive was "revenge" for bullying by others from immigrant backgrounds, and that mental illness, romantic rejection and obsession with other shooting rampages were also a factor. Germany's security agency described him as a "psychologically ill avenger". An independent report by three political scientists said Sonboly may also have been driven by xenophobia or far-right ideology. Der Spiegel reported in 2016 that fellow online video gamers said that Sonboly wrote anti-Turkish messages, admired Germany's right-wing AfD party,Amokläufer David S.: Einsam, krank und fest entschlossen Gunman David S.: decided lonely, sick and laid Der Spiegel http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/amoklaeufer-david-s-aus-muenchen-einsam-krank-und-fest-entschlossen-a-1104485.html 24 July 2016 25 July 2016 de and was "very nationalistic".Peter Hell Jule Lutteroth Conny Neumann Münchner Amokläufer David S.: Er nannte sich Hass Munich spree killer David S.: He identified as 'Hate' Der Spiegel http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/muenchner-amoklaeufer-david-s-er-nannte-sich-hass-a-1104451.html 24 July 2016 27 July 2016 de According to media reports, some of those who knew him said he considered himself part of the Aryan race, and boasted about sharing the same birthday as Adolf Hitler. In the light of this, several politicians urged the police to focus on his possible political motives and in 2019 Bavarian police declared that the shooting was partly motivated by far-right extremism.25 October 2019 'Radical right-wing' motives in Munich 2016 attack https://www.dw.com/en/germany-2016-munich-attack-had-radical-right-wing-motives-say-police/a-50991641 Deutsche Welle The attack took place on the fifth anniversary of the 2011 Norway attacks.Dafinger Johannes Florin Moritz A Transnational History of Right Wing Terrorism: Political Violence and the Far Right in Eastern and Western Europe since 1900 2022 Routledge United Kingdom 221 Incident On the evening of 22 July 2016, David Sonboly opened fire at a McDonald's restaurant near the Olympia shopping mall in the Moosach district of Munich.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/munich-shooting-shots-fired-oez-shopping-centre-mall-germany-city-munchen-armed-police-a7151186.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/munich-shooting-shots-fired-oez-shopping-centre-mall-germany-city-munchen-armed-police-a7151186.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Munich shooting: 'Shots fired' at OEZ shopping centre in German city The Independent 22 July 2016 en-GB 22 July 2016 Siobhan Fenton Despite initial reports of multiple attack sites, police could not confirm attacks in any locations other than the shopping area.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/german-police-seal-off-mall-area-in-munich-after-shots-fired/2016/07/22/6567e6d8-502c-11e6-a422-83ab49ed5e6a_story.html Shooter who killed 9 in Munich was 18-year-old with dual Iranian German nationality Washington Post 27 April 2017 Sonboly had made a fake Facebook account with a girl's name and posted four invitations to come to the restaurant, but "none of the addressees apparently complied".https://archive.today/20171024073539/http://www.polizei.bayern.de/lka/news/presse/aktuell/index.html/257942 Investigations to the Munich killing spree completed. Bavarian State Office of Criminal Investigation. 17 March 2017. He stayed in the restaurant from about 5pm. At about 5:50pm, he went into the restaurant's toilets on the first floor, and left a manifesto on his laptop. About eight minutes later he left the toilets and opened fire on a group of six teenagers sitting at a table, killing five and wounding another, using a handgun he had taken from his backpack. Eighteen bullets were fired. He immediately left the restaurant, turned to the right and began shooting at people fleeing towards an electronics shop and at two vehicles parked there. He fired sixteen bullets in this area, killing three people and wounding three others. Sonboly then crossed Hanauer Strasse and slowly walked into the shopping mall, where he fatally shot another teenager near the lifts. At about 6:00pm, Sonboly walked from the shopping mall, over a covered footbridge to the adjoining multi-storey car park. While on this bridge, he fired shots towards the parking deck and a passer-by, but hurt no one. He fired thirteen rounds at two unoccupied parked vehicles and walked onto the top parking deck. There, Sonboly had an argument with a man who shouted at him from the balcony of his flat. During this argument, Sonboly fired two shots at the man. Another man, who was also on his balcony, was wounded by ricocheting bullet fragments. Sonboly fired three more times towards the mall and towards an employee, without hurting anyone. Police officers spotted the gunman from an outdoor balcony of the mall, and one officer fired a shot from a submachine gun at him, but missed. Sonboly ran across Riesstrasse Q106523092 and hid in a residential area. He tried to get into a house, and lingered in a stairwell, where he had contact with residents. He then hid in a bicycle storage room. At 18:26, he went outside and was confronted by police officers, whereupon he fatally shot himself in the head. Early reports and videos thumb|left|Map of shooting:(1) McDonald's, where the shooting started(2) Olympia shopping mall An early witness, identified only by her first name Lauretta, in talking to CNN correspondent Doug McConnell on the phone claimed that the gunman had shouted "Allahu Akbar!" The woman's account has not been verified by other witnesses or the police, though it was widely disseminated in the media.Nina Probst Berichterstattung zum Amoklauf: Wenn Gerüchte zu Fakten werden Reporting the massacre: If rumors to facts Münchner Merkur http://www.merkur.de/tv/berichterstattung-amoklauf-wenn-geruechte-fakten-werden-6605278.html 25 July 2016 27 July 2016 de A video distributed online showed a gunman firing at pedestrians outside McDonald's. He then moved on to the shopping mall itself.What Happened in the Shootings in Munich https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/07/22/world/europe/munich-shopping-mall-shooting.html The New York Times 22 July 2016 23 July 2016 Gregor Aisch Josh Keller K.K.Rebecca Lai Rudy Omri Adam Pearce Julie Shaver Anjali Singhvi Karen Yourishhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/munich-police-chief-hubertus-andrae-suspect-is-18-year-old-german-iranian-from-munich/2016/07/22/366f80b2-506c-11e6-bf27-405106836f96_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160822122118/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/munich-police-chief-hubertus-andrae-suspect-is-18-year-old-german-iranian-from-munich/2016/07/22/366f80b2-506c-11e6-bf27-405106836f96_story.html dead 22 August 2016 Munich police chief Hubertus Andrä: Suspect is 18-year-old German-Iranian from Munich The Washington Post 22 July 2016 22 July 2016Kröning Anna Osterloh Maren 22 July 2016 Tote bei Schüssen an Einkaufszentrum – offenbar Schüsse am Stachus Deaths in shooting at shopping mall – apparently shots at Stachus https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article157237504/Mehrere-Tote-bei-Schuessen-an-Muenchner-Einkaufszentrum.html 22 July 2016 Die Welt dehttps://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article157237504/Taeter-hat-sich-vermutlich-selbst-getoetet-und-alleine-gehandelt.html Täter hat sich vermutlich selbst getötet und alleine gehandelt Offender has probably killed himself and acted alone Barfuss Thore 22 July 2016 Tann Marie von der Die Welt 22 July 2016 dehttps://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article157237504/Mutmasslicher-Taeter-ist-18-jaehriger-Deutsch-Iraner-aus-Muenchen.html Täter soll 18-jähriger Deutsch-Iraner sein Shooter allegedly of German-Iranian descent 22 July 2016 Die Welt 22 July 2016 Welt Online de Another video showed the gunman walking alone on the roof of a nearby car park before opening fire again. He was heard shouting "I am German" (de Ich bin Deutscher) and "I was born here" (de Ich bin hier geboren) after an onlooker shouted anti-Turkish statements and other abuse at him.http://www.heute.at/news/oesterreich/wien/Hier-schreit-der-Todesschuetze-Ich-bin-Deutscher;art23652,1318271 https://archive.today/20160725171713/http://www.heute.at/news/oesterreich/wien/Hier-schreit-der-Todesschuetze-Ich-bin-Deutscher;art23652,1318271 dead 25 July 2016 Angeblicher Todesschütze schreit: "Ich bin Deutscher!" Alleged gunman shouted: "I'm German!" Heute 22 July 2016 23 July 2016 dehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/23/i-am-german-munich-gunman-took-part-in-shouting-match-during-attack 'I am German': Munich gunman in furious exchange with bystander The Guardian 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 Bonnie Malkin According to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the gunman also shouted back "Fucking Turks".Amokläufer von München war Rechtsextremist https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/f-a-z-exklusiv-amoklaeufer-von-muenchen-war-rechtsextremist-14359855.html Gunman from Munich was right-wing extremist FAZ 27 July 2016 29 July 2016 de However, it is still not clear who started the anti-Turkish insults.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/23/i-am-german-munich-gunman-took-part-in-shouting-match-during-attack I am German: Munich gunman took part in shouting match during attack The Guardian 23 July 2016 31 July 2016 Authorities' response An urgent warning was issued to avoid the Karlsplatz ("Stachus"), due to reports of multiple shootings occurring there. Munich police had received information about an attack at Karlsplatz, but after arriving there, announced that the information was false.http://en.azvision.az/Munich_police_verifying_info_-43370-xeber.html Munich police verifying info on possible attack at Karlsplatz square Azerbaijani Vision 23 July 2016 25 July 2016https://www.foxnews.com/world/police-hunt-for-motive-in-munich-shooting-that-killed-9/ Police hunt for motive in Munich shooting that killed 9 23 July 2016 Fox News 27 April 2017 en-US Drivers were advised not to pick up any passengers. People in Munich were warned by the police to stay at home and avoid crowds and public squares.https://de.usembassy.gov/emergency-message-u-s-citizens-shots-fired-multiple-locations-munich/ Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Shots Fired at Multiple Locations in Munich U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Germany 22 July 2016 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160723144848/https://de.usembassy.gov/emergency-message-u-s-citizens-shots-fired-multiple-locations-munich/ Following initial reports of shots being fired, some 2,300 officers were deployed throughout Munich from the greater area and surrounding states. A manhunt was soon initiated. Munich police urged residents not to leave their homes until further notice.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36870874 Munich shooting: Police say nine dead as manhunt continues BBC News 22 July 2016 22 July 2016 The special operations police unit GSG 9 was deployed.https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article157237504/Akute-Terrorlage-drei-Taeter-auf-der-Flucht-GSG-9-im-Einsatz.html Akute Terrorlage – drei Täter auf der Flucht, GSG 9 im Einsatz 22 July 2016 Die Welt de Acute terror situation – three perpetrators on the run, GSG 9 deployed 22 July 2016 Other regions of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland were asked to assist in the investigation.Gunman 'kills himself' after Munich shooting https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-36870986 BBC News 22 July 2016 22 July 2016 A backpack was found apparently matching the one carried by the gunman at McDonald's. Police reportedly used a robot to examine it,https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/jul/22/munich-shooting-police-evacuate-shopping-centre-live?page=with:block-5792a2ade4b0f04cc9866a84#liveblog-navigation Munich shooting: gunman researched school killing sprees before rampage – as it happened The Guardian 22 July 2016 22 July 2016 Jamie Grierson Bonnie Malkin Nicky Woolf Kevin Rawlinson and a total of 300 rounds of ammunition were found inside.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/munich-shooting-gunman-ali-david-sonboly-was-obsessed-with-mass-killings-say-police-a7152801.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/munich-shooting-gunman-ali-david-sonboly-was-obsessed-with-mass-killings-say-police-a7152801.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Munich shooting: Gunman Ali David Sonboly was 'obsessed' with mass killings, say police The Independent 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 Kim Sengupta Police officials warned of "an acute terror situation" and initially thought that there were up to three attackers, but later confirmed that there was only one gunman.http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/22/europe/germany-munich-shooting/index.html Munich shooting: 9 victims, gunman dead, police say Catherine E. Shoichet Ralph Ellis Jason Hanna CNN 22 July 2016 22 July 2016 The Munich U-Bahn, tram service, bus service, and services on the central portion of the S-Bahn in Munich were stopped.https://www.mvg.de/ Betrieb bei U-Bahn, Bus und Tram eingestellt! Operation at metro, bus and tram stopped! MVG 15 December 2013 22 July 2016 dehttp://www.s-bahn-muenchen.de/s_muenchen/view/service/aktuelle_betriebslage.shtml Aktuelle Betriebslage Current traffic conditions S-bahn-muenchen.de 22 July 2016 22 July 2016 de 22 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160722224720/http://www.s-bahn-muenchen.de/s_muenchen/view/service/aktuelle_betriebslage.shtml dead Munich main station was evacuated and all trains were cancelled in and out of Munich. Regional and inter-city trains ceased their service to and from the region of the shooting.https://www.polizei.bayern.de/muenchen/news/presse/aktuell/index.html/245242 1278. Terrorverdacht in München Terror warning in Munich Polizei Bayern 22 July 2016 30 September 2016 de Deutsche Bahn provided accommodation trains for stranded commuters and tourists where they could seek refuge. These were located at Mammendorf, Starnberg, Geltendorf, Dachau, and Freising.http://www.bild.de/news/aktuelles/bahn-stellt-nach-anschlag-in-muenchen-uebernachtungszuege-46956198.bild.html Bahn stellt nach Anschlag in München Übernachtungszüge bereit Bahn to provide hotel trains in Munich Bild 22 July 2016 22 July 2016 de Casualties Nine victims and the perpetrator died in the incident; 16 others were injured, four by gunshot.http://www.n-tv.de/panorama/Polizei-aktualisiert-Verletztenzahlen-article18263256.html Polizei aktualisiert Verletztenzahlen Police update injured figures n-tv 24 July 2016 24 July 2016 de Three of the dead were female, and six were male.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/23/who-are-the-victims-of-the-munich-shopping-mall-shooting/ Who are the victims of the Munich shopping mall shooting? The Daily Telegraph 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 James Rothwell Luke Heightonhttp://www.mfa.gr/en/current-affairs/statements-speeches/foreign-ministry-announcement-on-the-death-of-greek-citizen-in-yesterdays-attack-in-munich.html Foreign Ministry announcement on the death of a Greek citizen in yesterday's attack in Munich Hellenic Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 July 2016 23 July 2016https://2015-2019.kormany.hu/hu/kulgazdasagi-es-kulugyminiszterium/hirek/magyar-allampolgarsagu-fiu-az-egyik-aldozat Magyar állampolgárságú fiú az egyik áldozat Hungarian citizenship son of one of the victims Kormányzat 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 hu 26 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160726051927/http://www.kormany.hu/hu/kulgazdasagi-es-kulugyminiszterium/hirek/magyar-allampolgarsagu-fiu-az-egyik-aldozat livehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/23/victims-of-munich-shooting-were-predominately-teenagers Who were the Munich shooting victims? Eight of nine dead under 20 years old The Guardian 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 Chris Johnston Seven of the dead were Muslims.Job Nina 26 July 2016 Hier trauern die Angehörigen um die OEZ-Opfer Here the relatives mourn the OEZ victims https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inhalt.gedenkfeier-in-muenchen-hier-trauern-die-angehoerigen-um-die-oez-opfer.20c10060-3fde-4180-950f-e67eedc7b67d.html Abendzeitung de Three of the victims were Turkish, two victims were from German Sinti families and one was from a Kosovan Roma family.http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/trauer-um-die-opfer-des-muenchner-anschlags/ Zentralrat Deutscher Sinti und Roma trauert um die Opfer des Münchner Anschlags – Drei Angehörige von Sinti und Roma unter den Opfern Central Council of German Sinti and Roma mourns the victims of the Munich attack - Three members of the Sinti and Roma among the victims Zentralrat 28 July 2016 18 August 2016 de 30em Sevda Dağ, 45, Turkish Hüseyin Dayıcık, 19, born in Germany of Greek parents Selçuk Kiliç, 15, Turkish Giuliano Kollmann, 18, German of Romanian originLo sportivo e il piccolo eroe, chi erano le vittime di Monaco http://www.agi.it/estero/2016/07/24/news/lo_sportivo_e_il_piccolo_eroe_chi_erano_le_vittime_di_monaco-963025/ The sportsman and the little hero, who were the victims of Munich AGI 24 July 2016 25 July 2016 it Can Leyla, 14, Turkish Roberto Rafael, 15, Hungarian Armela Segashi, 14, Kosovan Sabina Sulaj, 14, Kosovan Dijamant Zabergja, 20 or 21, of Kosovan heritageMunich shootings: Who were the victims? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36877837 24 December 2022 BBC News 24 July 2016 There were claims that Sonboly deliberately targeted people of Turkish or Arab origin, groups he apparently felt had picked on him at school. The state government initially said the victims were not chosen in any particular way and that Sonboly did not know any of them. Police initially considered it a coincidence that all of the fatalities were of immigrant backgrounds; they suggested this may be because the McDonald's was frequented by the children of immigrants.Ali S. hatte eigenes Manifest verfasst Ali S. had written own manifesto http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2016-07/amoklaeufer-muenchen-waffe-darknet Die Zeit 24 July 2016 24 July 2016 de In preparation for admitting the injured, multiple hospitals called their medical staff in to work outside normal working hours. A state of emergency was declared at the Rechts der Isar Hospital, where one of the injured victims died. Investigation Munich police chief Hubertus Andrä said that the shooting appeared to be a "classic shooting rampage" and not terrorism. Police said that the gunman was obsessed with mass shootings and that written material on such attacks was found in his room.Munich gunman 'obsessed with mass shootings' https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36874497 BBC News 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 Prosecutor Steinkraus Koch said that the gunman had a book about school shootings called Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters by Peter F. Langman. No references to religion were found in documents in his home.https://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/23/europe/germany-munich-shooting/ Munich shooting: Attacker researched rampage killings, police say CNN 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 Tim Hume Faith Karimi Schams Elwazer Andrä said that there was an "obvious" link between the shooting and the fifth anniversary of the 2011 Norway attacks committed by Anders Behring Breivik.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/23/munich-shooting-german-iranian-gunman-targeted-children-outside/ Munich shooting: Teenage killer Ali Sonboly 'inspired by far-right terrorist Anders Breivik' and 'used Facebook offer of free McDonald's food to lure victims' The Daily Telegraph 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 Harriet Alexander Barney Henderson Chiara Palazzo Luke Heighton James Rothwell Zia Weise Camilla Turner Justin Huggler However, a police search of the shooter's residence did not find the manifesto written and distributed by Breivik.24 July 2016 Munich shooting: David Sonboly 'planned attack for year' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36878436 24 July 2016 BBC News According to Abendzeitung, the shooter's own manifesto was found on his computer's hard disk.Freund (16) des Amokläufers aus U-Haft entlassen! Friend (16) of the gunman released from custody! Abendzeitung http://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inhalt.schuesse-im-oez-amoklauf-in-muenchen-liveblog-zehn-tote-18-jaehriger-taeter-das-video.8ce5c50f-d0c6-4f76-b879-6850a0b4e4f4.html 25 July 2016 25 July 2016 de Police investigator Robert Heimberger said that the shooter appeared to have hacked a girl's Facebook account in an attempt to lure people to McDonald's with an offer of free food,Teen Munich shooter who killed nine and wounded 27 others was 'obsessed' with mass shootings, hacked Facebook account to lure young victims http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/munich-shooter-obsessed-mass-shootings-article-1.2722879 Daily News New York Laura Bult 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 but it was later suspected that he had in fact simply created a fake Facebook account, not hacked an existing one.Marjanovic Stéphanie Jenzer und Petar 2016-07-23 Münchner Amoktäter lockte Opfer via Facebook https://www.blick.ch/ausland/taeter-ali-sonboly-18-lockte-muenchner-amok-seine-opfer-per-facebook-zum-mcdonalds-id5297555.html 2022-06-30 Blick de-CH Authorities said that the gunman had been planning the shooting for a year and probably purchased his gun illegally on the darknet.https://www.wsj.com/articles/munich-shooter-bought-recommissioned-pistol-on-dark-net-1469366686 The Wall Street Journal 24 July 2016 Ruth Bender Christopher Alessi Munich Shooter Likely Bought Reactivated Pistol on Dark Net 25 July 2016 It was said to be a "reactivated" Glock 17 9mm semi-automatic pistol that previously had been used as a theatre prop.http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/amokschuetze-von-muenchen-tatwaffe-aus-dem-darknet-a-1104461.html München: Amokschütze plante die Tat seit einem Jahr Munich: gunman planned action for a year Der Spiegel 24 July 2016 24 July 2016 dehttp://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/amoklauf-in-muenchen-lka-gibt-ermittlungsergebnisse-bekannt-1.3091576 LKA: David S. hat Amoklauf seit einem Jahr geplant LKA: David S. planned rampage for a year Süddeutsche Zeitung 24 July 2016 24 July 2016 de German police believe that the gun may have originated in Slovakia, and said that its serial number had been removed. On 25 July 2016, Munich police announced the arrest of a 16-year-old Afghan friend of the perpetrator who was being investigated on suspicion of failing to report the gunman's plans.https://www.facebook.com/polizeimuenchen/posts/944069882405427 Festnahme eines 16 jährigen Afghanen im erweiterten Zusammenhang mit dem Amoklauf – Laim... Arrest 16 Year Afghans in the extended connection with the rampage – Laim... de Facebook 24 July 2016 Polizeipräsidium München 25 July 2016 Nearly two years after the shooting, police opened an investigation into Sonboly's contact with William Atchison, perpetrator of the 2017 Aztec High School shooting,"Verbindungen des OEZ-Attentäters David S. in die USA" [Connections of the OEZ assassin David S. in the USA]. Written inquiry of Katharina Schulze from Mai 2, 2018 with answers of the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior with understanding of the Bavarian Ministry of Justice from 24 July 2018.Joshua Kellogg (17 April 2018). "Aztec school shooter reached out to other school shooters, planned killings online". Farmington Daily Times. and with a boy in Gerlingen who planned a school shooting there. Shortly after the Munich shooting, Atchison wrote an epitaph to Sonboly on Encyclopedia Dramatica,Zadrozny Brandy Brandy Zadrozny Collins Ben Ben Collins (reporter) 15 December 2017 New Mexico School Shooter Had Secret Life on Pro-Trump White-Supremacy Sites https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-mexico-school-shooter-had-secret-life-on-pro-trump-white-supremacy-sites The Daily Beast calling him a "true Aryan" and "true German".Bernstein Martin 15 May 2018 Das Netzwerk der Todesschützen The network of killers https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/oez-attentaeter-amoklaeufer-kontakt-1.3979444 Süddeutsche Zeitung Munich de15 May 2018 Amoklauf am OEZ: Rechte Fanatiker feiern David S. im rassistischen Netzwerk Anti-Refugee-Club Shooting spree at the OEZ: Right-wing fanatics celebrate David S. in the racist network Anti-Refugee Club https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inhalt.rassistisches-netzwerk-anti-refugee-club-rechte-fanatiker-feiern-im-netz-den-schuetzen-vom-oez.2726498f-8e84-4542-ac00-d88f2ac3dbaa.html Abendzeitung de Perpetrator David Sonboly (born Ali Sonboly; 20 April 1998 – 22 July 2016) was an 18-year-old Iranian-German with dual nationality.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/munich-shooting-shopping-centre-mcdonalds-gunman-identified-ali-david-sonboly-german-iranian-suicide-a7152116.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/munich-shooting-shopping-centre-mcdonalds-gunman-identified-ali-david-sonboly-german-iranian-suicide-a7152116.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Munich shooting: Ali David Sonboly identified as gunman behind shopping centre attack 23 July 2016 The Independent 23 July 2016 Samuel Osbornehttp://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/mutmasslicher-taeter-von-muenchen-was-ueber-den-schuetzen-bekannt-ist-1.3091964 Was über den Schützen bekannt ist What is known about the shooter 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 Süddeutsche Zeitung de The Munich Police Department said Sonboly was born and raised in Munich and had no criminal record.Munich shooting: Gunman acted alone, say police https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36873180 22 July 2016 BBC News 22 July 2016 He lived in an apartment in the neighbourhood of Maxvorstadt with his parents and younger brother.http://news.sky.com/video/who-was-the-teen-munich-killer-10510833 Who Was The Teen Munich Killer? Sky News 23 July 2016 23 July 2016https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-crime-munich-idUSKCN1021YZ Reuters Munich gunman fixated on mass killing, had no Islamist ties 23 July 2016 Joern Poltz Karin Strohecker 23 July 2016Münchner Amok lockte seine Opfer per Facebook zum McDonald's Munich Amok lured his victims via Facebook for McDonald's Blick de http://www.blick.ch/news/ausland/taeter-ali-sonboly-18-lockte-muenchner-amok-seine-opfer-per-facebook-zum-mcdonalds-id5297555.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160723095918/http://www.blick.ch/news/ausland/taeter-ali-sonboly-18-lockte-muenchner-amok-seine-opfer-per-facebook-zum-mcdonalds-id5297555.html 23 July 2016 Stéphanie Jenzer Petar Marjanovic 22 July 2016 23 July 2016https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MNuAxrnrcE Anschlag in München: Pressekonferenz von Polizei und Staatsanwaltschaft am 23.07.2016 Phoenix YouTube 23 July 2016 He grew up in a secular household, according to his neighbours. He had a part-time job distributing a local free newspaper.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/23/munich-shooter-olympia-shopping-centre-locals The Guardian 'He seemed like a lazy guy': locals describe Munich shooter Ali Sonboly Janek Schmidt 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 Neighbours described him as a "polite boy".https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/24/world/europe/munich-shooting-attack.html Munich Killer Was Troubled, but Had No Terrorist Ties, Germany Says Rukmini Callimachi Melissa Eddy The New York Times 24 July 2016 24 July 2016https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/23/munich-shooting-everything-we-know-about-the-shopping-centre-gun/ The Daily Telegraph Ali Sonboly: Everything we know about the Munich gunman 23 July 2016 23 July 2016 James Rothwell Justin Huggler Lexi Finnigan German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière said that he was the son of Shiite Muslims from Iran who came to Germany as asylum seekers in the 1990s.Man armed with machete kills woman in Germany http://www.dw.com/en/man-armed-with-machete-kills-woman-in-germany/a-19424224 24 July 2016 Deutsche Well Germany is on edge following a deadly shooting spree in Munich two days ago, and a separate stabbing rampage on a Bavarian train last week. In both cases, attackers were teenagers with Muslim backgrounds. Sonboly's parents told police that their son had possibly converted to Christianity, but that he was not religious.Henderson David https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/munich-gunman-lured-victims-with-a-fake-offer-of-free-mcdonald-s-meals-1.165164/ Munich gunman lured victims with a fake offer of free McDonald's meals The National 23 July 2016 24 July 2016https://www.afp.com/en/news/15/munich-gunman-obsessed-mass-killings Munich gunman 'obsessed' with mass killings Agence France-Presse 24 July 2016 24 July 2016 23 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160723220544/https://www.afp.com/en/news/15/munich-gunman-obsessed-mass-killings dead In May 2016, Sonboly had his first name changed in all official documents from Ali to David. Possible motives The shooting was initially theorized to be linked to Islamic extremism, as one report said he said "Allahu akbar" but was proven false.Callimachi Rukmini Eddy Melissa 2016-07-23 Munich Killer Was Troubled, but Had No Terrorist Ties, Germany Says https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/24/world/europe/munich-shooting-attack.html 2026-07-05 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331Munich Shooting (2016) Diplomacy and International Relations Research Starters EBSCO Research https://www.ebsco.com/ 2026-07-05 EBSCO enTeen arrested over possible role in Munich killings https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/7/25/munich-attack-afghan-teen-arrested-over-possible-role 2026-07-05 Al Jazeera en The report by the Bavarian State Office of Criminal Investigation de Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt and public prosecutor's office in March 2017 concluded that the shooting was not political,9 June 2017 Revenge or racism? Report raises questions about Munich shooter's motives https://www.thelocal.de/20170609/revenge-or-racism-new-report-raises-questions-about-munich-shooters-motives The Local saying that Sonboly's main motive was "revenge" for bullying, and that his mental illness and obsession with other shooting rampages were also a factor. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany's security agency, also believed he was a "psychologically ill avenger" rather than a terrorist.4 October 2017 Reports: Munich gunman had ideological motivations https://www.dw.com/en/munich-shooting-gunman-had-ideological-motivations-say-experts/a-40793915 Deutsche Welle Sonboly had undergone psychiatric treatment for depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. In 2015, he had been treated for two months as an inpatient in a mental care facility. He was largely isolated from his peers and suffered years of bullying by classmates, which included physical abuse. A former classmate recalled, "We always "mobbed" him in school, and he always told us that he would kill us".https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/munich-shooting-ali-david-sonboly-classmates-i-will-kill-you-all-bullied-a7153146.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/munich-shooting-ali-david-sonboly-classmates-i-will-kill-you-all-bullied-a7153146.html 1 May 2022 subscription live The chilling words Munich gunman Ali Sonboly told his classmates before killing 9 people 24 July 2016 The Independent 24 July 2016 Harriet Agerholm He developed a hatred for those of a similar age and background as those who bullied him, mainly Turks and Albanians. He developed an "irrational worldview" in which he believed that the people he hated were infected with a virus and must be exterminated. On the day of the shooting, Sonboly saved a document on his computer in which he wrote "The bullying will be paid back today". During the shooting itself, he shouted that he had been bullied for seven years.http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/teenage-munich-gunman-yelled-i-was-bulled-7-years-after-opening-fire-mcdonalds-1572117 Teenage Munich gunman yelled 'I was bullied for 7 years' after opening fire in a McDonald's 23 July 2016 The International Business Times 23 July 2016 William Watkinson Sonboly had an obsession with mass shootings and rampage killers; he compiled a scrapbook of news clippings on mass shootings and owned several books on the subject.Munich killer was bullied teenage loner who had obsession with mass murder https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/23/munich-shooting-loner-facebook-ali-sonboly-bullied-killer 23 July 2016 The Guardian 23 July 2016 Janek Schmidt Kate Connolly Emma Graham-Harrison During his psychiatric treatment he repeatedly told fellow patients to refer to him as the 'Spree Killer'.Janjevic Darko 22 July 2017 Munich shooter admired Nazis, Breivik https://www.dw.com/en/munich-shooter-liked-nazis-breivik-identified-as-aryan-says-report/a-39803749 Deutsche Welle One incident that fascinated him was the Winnenden school shooting, and he visited Winnenden and took pictures there.http://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/eil-amokschuetze-von-muenchen-besorgte-sich-waffe-im-darknet-1.3092518 Amoklauf in München – Waffe aus dem Darknet Rampage in Munich – weapon from the darknet Süddeutsche Zeitung 24 July 2016 24 July 2016 de Sonboly was also fascinated by the 2011 Norway attacks perpetrated by Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik, and Sonboly's shooting was on its fifth anniversary. Sonboly voiced xenophobic views and support for the far-right. Der Spiegel reported that fellow online video gamers said that Sonboly wrote anti-Turkish messages, admired Germany's right-wing AfD party,Amokläufer David S.: Einsam, krank und fest entschlossen Gunman David S.: decided lonely, sick and laid Der Spiegel http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/amoklaeufer-david-s-aus-muenchen-einsam-krank-und-fest-entschlossen-a-1104485.html 24 July 2016 25 July 2016 de and was "very nationalistic".Peter Hell Jule Lutteroth Conny Neumann Münchner Amokläufer David S.: Er nannte sich Hass Munich spree killer David S.: He identified as 'Hate' Der Spiegel http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/muenchner-amoklaeufer-david-s-er-nannte-sich-hass-a-1104451.html 24 July 2016 27 July 2016 de According to media reports, some of those who knew him said he considered himself part of the Aryan race, and boasted about sharing the same birthday as Adolf Hitler. In light of this, several politicians urged the police to focus on his possible political motives. In October 2017, a panel of three political scientists commissioned by Munich City Council de Münchner Stadtrat concluded that Sonboly's shooting was partially driven by xenophobia and far-right ideology.Kampf Lena Stroh Kassian 3 October 2017 "Ich bin kein Kanake, ich bin Deutscher!" "I am not a Kanake, I am German!" http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/amoklaeufer-vom-oez-ich-bin-kein-kanake-ich-bin-deutscher-1.3693124 Süddeutsche Zeitung de Investigators, however, argued that his xenophobia stemmed from being bullied by other immigrants. The Bavarian State Office of Criminal Investigation commissioned another report into Sonboly's motives. In 2018, it concluded that the incident was a non-political shooting rampage driven by bullying, romantic rejection, and obsession with other mass shootings.17 July 2018 Amoklauf von München: Gutachten zu möglichen Motiven jetzt öffentlich Munich massacre: Expert opinion on possible motives now public https://www.tz.de/muenchen/stadt/moosach-ort43339/muenchen-amoklauf-juli-2016-moegliche-motive-10069621.html Tz deRampage in Munich on 22.07.2016 - presentation of the report by Mrs. Prof. Dr. med. Bannberg. Bavarian State Office of Criminal Investigation. 27 July 2018. In October 2019, it was announced by the Bavarian police that the shooting was instead classified as a "politically motivated crime" that "was at least partly motivated by the right-wing extremist views of the perpetrator".2026-07-22 Amok oder Attentat? Der lange Streit um den Mord am OEZ https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/amok-oder-attentat-der-lange-streit-um-den-mord-am-oez,VPuXYc9 2026-07-22 BR24 deMarsen Thies 22 July 2026 Zehn Jahre nach OEZ-Anschlag: Hinterbliebene fühlen sich im Stich gelassen https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/gesellschaft/oez-attentat-muenchen-100.html 2026-07-22 tagesschau.de de Reactions Domestic thumb|Flowers laid at the mall after the shooting alt=Olympia shopping mall from afar, street view, on partly cloudy winter day|thumb|Olympia shopping mall (Olympia-Einkaufszentrum or OEZ) as seen in 2007 The Bavarian State Police urged the public not to publish online any photos or videos of the shooting. They provided a special upload platform which allowed witnesses to upload photos, audio, or video recordings directly in order to assist the investigation.November 2020 Munich residents also used the Twitter hashtag #de offeneTür (open door) to tell people in need of shelter where they could go. German Chancellor Angela Merkel addressed the victims' families in a press conference on 23 July by saying, "We suffer with you." She thanked the Munich residents who opened their doors for stranded people.http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2016-07/angela-merkel-muenchen-angriff-pressekonferenz Wir leiden mit Ihnen We suffer with you Die Zeit 23 July 2016 24 July 2016 de The Minister-President of Bavaria, Horst Seehofer, urged extreme caution against drawing premature conclusions and noted that optimisation of the security forces had to be considered. He said that he had spent more than four hours in the operations centre on 22 July, and thanked the forces for acting with professionalism and calm. The Interior Minister of Bavaria, Joachim Herrmann, announced an investigation into why there had been numerous false alarms.http://www.n-tv.de/politik/Wir-brauchen-einen-starken-Staat-article18260716.html Wir brauchen einen starken Staat We need a strong state n-tv.de 23 July 2016 24 July 2016 de The German Depression-Help Trust de Stiftung Deutsche Depressionshilfe und Suizidprävention (de Stiftung Deutsche Depressionshilfe) warned of stigmatizing mentally ill people in reaction to the shooting.https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/attentaeter-von-muenchen-fuehren-depressionen-in-den-amoklauf-14354811.html Führen Depressionen in den Amoklauf? Run depression in the rampage? Frankfurter Allgemeine 24 July 2016 24 July 2016 de After the shooter was revealed to have been born in Germany, the right-wing politician André Poggenburg was condemned and mocked in German media for having previously blamed Merkel's open refugee policy for the shooting.https://www.economist.com/news/europe/21702718-face-rash-attacks-germans-are-staying-remarkably-calm-how-germans-handle-terror Pure reason. How Germans handle terror. In the face of a rash of attacks, Germans are staying remarkably calm. The Economist 27 July 2016 28 July 2016 International The U.S. Department of State warned Americans in Munich to "shelter in place".https://time.com/4419455/munich-shooting-germany/ 8 Dead in Munich Shooting Time 22 July 2016 22 July 2016 Rosalie Chan President Barack Obama said in a statement that he pledged support for those affected by the shooting.https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Obama-pledges-support-to-Germany-in-wake-of-Munich-shooting-462129 Obama pledges support to Germany in wake of Munich shooting The Jerusalem Post 22 July 2016 22 July 2016https://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/obama-munich-shooting-226038 White House condemns 'apparent terrorist attack' in Munich Politico 22 July 2016 23 July 2016 Nolan D. McCaskell Czech Interior Minister Milan Chovanec said his country would reinforce its borders to prevent the perpetrator(s) from fleeing into that country, according to German television station n-tv. The Czech Foreign Ministry set up an emergency hotline and urged Czechs to avoid public places.http://www.mzv.cz/jnp/cz/cestujeme/aktualni_doporuceni_a_varovani/nemecko_strelba_v_mnichove_22_7_2016.html Německo: střelba v Mnichově 22.7.2016 – aktualizace Germany: Shooting in Munich 22 July 2016 – Update Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic cs 22 July 2016 22 July 2016 The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attack. The Ministry's spokesperson, Bahram Ghassemi, expressed condolences to the German government and nation, saying, "The killing of innocent and defenseless civilians has marked another blot on the human history".http://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2016/07/23/1137399/iran-condemns-munich-shooting-attack Iran Condemns Munich Shooting Attack Tasnim News 23 July 2016 23 July 2016https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-condemns-munich-mall-attack-that-killed-9/ The Times of Israel Iran condemns Munich mall attack by Iranian-German youth 23 July 2016 25 July 2016 Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that having a Greek citizen among the dead "binds us even more to the fight to eradicate hatred and terrorism in Europe". See also Gunman attacks Munich shopping centre 1984 San Ysidro McDonald's massacre 2009 Winnenden shootings 2006 Emsdetten school shooting Erfurt school massacre References Further reading Hartleb Florian Lone Wolves: The New Terrorism of Right-Wing Single Actors 10 January 2020 Springer Cham 978-3-030-36153-2 10.1007/978-3-030-36153-2 https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-36153-2 External links 2016 Munich shootings Germany Law Category:2016 mass shootings in Europe Category:2016 murders in Germany 2016 Category:Attacks on restaurants in Germany Category:Attacks on shopping malls in Europe Category:July 2016 crimes in Europe Category:July 2016 in Germany Category:2016 mass murders Category:Mass shootings in Germany Category:21st-century mass murders in Germany 2016 Category:Murder–suicides in Germany Category:Neo-fascist terrorist incidents in the 2010s Category:Racially motivated violence in Europe Category:Suicides by firearm in Germany Category:Terrorist incidents in Germany in 2016 Category:Hate crimes in Europe Category:History of McDonald's Category:Mass shootings involving semi-automatic pistols Category:2016 in Bavaria Category:Neo-Nazi attacks in Germany Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2016 Category:Child murder in Germany Category:Male suicides