Wuppertal stabbing

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Wuppertal stabbing
LocationWuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Date22 February 2024
Targetcivilians
Attack type
mass stabbing
Deaths0
Injured5 (including the perpetrator)

The Wuppertal stabbing was a stabbing attack that occurred on 22 February 2024 in a school in Wuppertal, a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, carried out by a 17-year-old student at the school.[1]

Attack

The attack happened with the 17-year old going into Wilhelm-Dörpfeld secondary school armed with a knife and a pair of scissors, they attacked multiple students and a female teacher, 5 were injured including the perpetrator themselves.[2][3] The school stated the suspect was having a manic depressive episode.[4]

During the attack, students barricaded themselves in classrooms.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Four injured in school stabbing in western Germany". euronews. 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  2. ^ "Wuppertal suspect held after students wounded at German school". BBC News. 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  3. OCLC 185201487
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  4. . Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  5. ^ "German police arrest suspect after Wuppertal school attack". Deutsche Welle. 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-02-22.