At least six people are dead and several wounded after gunman opens fire in Hamburg shooting 

At least six people are dead and several wounded after a gunman opened fire in a church in Germany.

Police are hunting the gunmen in the northern German city following the shooting ‘at a centre for Jehovah’s Witnesses’ in Hamburg at around 9pm.

Armed police were at the scene alongside paramedics and other emergency services.

Hamburg Police said: ‘According to initial findings, a shot was fired in a church on Deelböge street in the GroßBorstel district. 

‘Several people were seriously injured, some fatally. We are on site with a large contingent of forces.

At least six people are dead and several wounded after a gunman opened fire ‘at a centre for Jehovah’s Witnesses’ in Hamburg

Police are hunting the gunmen in the northern German city following the shooting 

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Armed police were at the scene alongside paramedics and other emergency services

Armed police officers are currently hunting for the gunmen on the streets of the German city

Hamburg Police said: ‘According to initial findings, a shot was fired in a church on Deelböge street in the GroßBorstel district’

The police added:’Several people were seriously injured, some fatally. We are on site with a large contingent of forces’

Police said on Twitter that a large operation was under way in the city’s Alsterdorf district

‘So far, there is no reliable information on the motive for the crime.’

Police previously said on Twitter that a large operation was under way in the next-door Alsterdorf district. 

The area is a few miles north of the downtown area of Hamburg, which is Germany’s second-biggest city. 

An emergency alert was posted after the shooting from the Department of the Interior that warned of a ‘life-threatening situation’ and ‘extreme danger’ in the area. 

This is a breaking news story. More to follow.