2010 Lörrach hospital shooting
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The 2010 Lörrach hospital shooting rampage occurred on September 19, 2010 in the small town of Lörrach
, Germany
near the Swiss border. Sabine Radmacher, a 41-year-old woman, smothered her 5 year old son and then shot and stabbed the boy's father, her ex-partner. She then set fire to the flat, eventually causing an explosion. She crossed the street to St. Elisabethen Hospital, where she shot and stabbed one male nurse, killing him and severely injuring two passers-by and a police officer. Soon after, the woman was fatally shot by special police units. The investigators established that the woman was a female lawyer who had killed her former common-law husband and their 5-year-old son in a nearby apartment block. She was a sporting markswoman and used a cal. 22 sporting gun.
, when teenage gunman Tim Kretschmer killed 15 people and eventually himself at his former school in Winnenden
, Stuttgart
. The incident triggered off a debate in Germany on tougher gun ownership laws. On 16 September 2010 - only two days before the latest rampage - the boy's father had to appear in court on a charge of failure to securely store his gun.
, a town close to the Swiss and French borders. A 41-year old armed lawyer entered the Gynaecology Ward
and stabbed and shot a male nurse, killing him instantly. A police officer who happened to be at the hospital was also shot at and left in a critical condition. When the emergency services arrived 15 minutes later, police exchanged fire with the gunwoman and fatally shot her.
Lörrach
Lörrach is a city in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the French and the Swiss border. It is the capital of the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg. The biggest industry is the chocolate factory Milka...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
near the Swiss border. Sabine Radmacher, a 41-year-old woman, smothered her 5 year old son and then shot and stabbed the boy's father, her ex-partner. She then set fire to the flat, eventually causing an explosion. She crossed the street to St. Elisabethen Hospital, where she shot and stabbed one male nurse, killing him and severely injuring two passers-by and a police officer. Soon after, the woman was fatally shot by special police units. The investigators established that the woman was a female lawyer who had killed her former common-law husband and their 5-year-old son in a nearby apartment block. She was a sporting markswoman and used a cal. 22 sporting gun.
Background
In March 2009 a similar gun rampage had occurred in nearby WinnendenWinnenden school shooting
The Winnenden school shooting occurred on the morning of 11 March 2009 at a secondary school in Winnenden, Baden-Württemberg, in southwestern Germany, followed by a shootout at a car dealership in nearby Wendlingen. The shooting spree resulted in 16 deaths, including the suicide of the perpetrator,...
, when teenage gunman Tim Kretschmer killed 15 people and eventually himself at his former school in Winnenden
Winnenden
Winnenden is a small town in the Rems-Murr district of the Stuttgart Region in Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany. It lies in a wine-growing area approx. northeast of Stuttgart and has a population of less than 28,000...
, Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
. The incident triggered off a debate in Germany on tougher gun ownership laws. On 16 September 2010 - only two days before the latest rampage - the boy's father had to appear in court on a charge of failure to securely store his gun.
Shootings
The hospital rampage took place at around 18:00 local time at the Catholic St. Elizabeth's Hospital in LörrachLörrach
Lörrach is a city in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the French and the Swiss border. It is the capital of the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg. The biggest industry is the chocolate factory Milka...
, a town close to the Swiss and French borders. A 41-year old armed lawyer entered the Gynaecology Ward
Gynaecology
Gynaecology or gynecology is the medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive system . Literally, outside medicine, it means "the science of women"...
and stabbed and shot a male nurse, killing him instantly. A police officer who happened to be at the hospital was also shot at and left in a critical condition. When the emergency services arrived 15 minutes later, police exchanged fire with the gunwoman and fatally shot her.