Shooting rampage botched in Germany when gun jams

BERLIN — An 82-year-old man who planned a shooting rampage at a meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses was deterred because his submachine gun jammed, police said Friday. He was overpowered and arrested.

 

The man entered the group’s meeting hall in the western city of Bielefeld on Thursday evening, wielding the weapon, police said in a statement.

The hall was evacuated and the man quickly left the building, waving the gun as he walked toward his car. He was then overpowered by two Jehovah’s Witnesses and arrested.

Police said the man had a samurai sword and a knife plus the fire gun.

Notes found of the man’s apartment suggested that he had intended shootting into the crowd. Investigators believe that a technical defect prevented him from shooting.

He blamed the Jehovah’s Witnesses for the fact he had lost contact with his daughter, police added.

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Source: http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-82-year-old-man-in-germany-planned-shooting-at-jehovahs-witnesses-meeting-gun-jams-126889/

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