German police seek motive in shooting at Jehovah's Witnesses church

A view of a police vehicle at the scene following a deadly shooting, in Hamburg, Germany, March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

HAMBURG (Reuters) -German police were searching for a motive on Friday after a gunman, believed to have been acting alone, killed several people in a Jehovah's Witnesses church in Hamburg.

Police declined to say how many people had been killed in Thursday night's attack but said the gunman was believed to be among the dead.