Gunman dead and several injured after shooting in Heidelberg

Police said lone gunman shot several people with a long gun in a lecture hall in the German university town

A gunman has died after injuring several people with a long gun in a lecture hall in the university town of Heidelberg, German police have said.

Police said in a brief statement that the perpetrator was dead, but did not give details of how that happened. Bild newspaper reported that the shooter had turned his weapon on himself.