A masked gunman stormed a German cinema Thursday afternoon, taking hostages before he was killed by police, officials said.
The rifle-wielding man entered the cinema in Viernheim, near Frankfurt in western Germany, shortly before 3 p.m. local time, Hesse Interior Minister Peter Beuth said.
Police received reports of four shots fired.
German public TV initially said 25 peoplewere injured, but it wasn’t clear if they were shot or hurt in other ways.
The U.S. Embassy in Germany said officials are looking into the possibility that tear gas might have caused some of the injuries, spokeswoman Jackie McKennan said.
