至少有八个人被杀死的周三，在德国哈瑙的两个水烟袋酒吧发生大规模枪击事件后，还有几个人受伤。
据说，当地时间晚上10点左右，一名身份不明的嫌疑人在镇上的一家水烟袋酒吧枪杀了几个人，然后开车到另一个地点，在另一家水烟袋酒吧枪杀了更多的人。
警方逮捕了至少一名与枪击案有关的人，相应的德国报纸Bild。不知道是否不止一个人参与其中。枪击事件的可能动机也不清楚。
“根据最新的调查结果，警方现在可以确认有八人受了致命伤。对肇事者的搜寻正在全面展开声明就在逮捕报告发布前不久。
当地时间大约凌晨5点，当地官员证实，嫌疑人已被发现死在他位于哈瑙的家中。嫌疑人的尸体与另一具尸体被发现，尽管目前还不知道第二具尸体是谁，也不知道他们是否与枪击事件有关。警方称没有迹象表明还有其他嫌疑人。
至少有三人在午夜水烟酒吧被证实死亡，水烟酒吧位于镇中心。目击者称看到枪手开着一辆黑色的车离开酒吧。
不久之后，又有五人在位于哈瑙的凯瑟斯塔德区的另一家水烟酒吧被枪杀。据说在这两个地方又有五人受重伤。
据报道，枪手在第二次枪击后开车逃离现场，引发了警方的大规模搜查。据信，大量警察正在搜查射击地点附近的区域，一架直升机也被用来搜寻可能的嫌疑犯。
2020年2月19日，德国哈瑙发生大规模枪击事件，造成至少8人死亡。
哈瑙人口不到10万，位于德国西南部，法兰克福以东。
德国的枪支暴力发生率远低于美国，但这种情况并非闻所未闻。在周三的枪击事件之前，最近的一次事件导致柏林一个音乐场馆外一人死亡，四人受伤，但目前尚不清楚这些受伤是否与枪击死亡有关。
此前的大规模枪击事件涉及一名26岁的男子，据称他在1月份杀害了6名家庭成员后被捕。
一些人认为，该国严格的枪支法律对枪支拥有权进行了限制，导致了不太频繁和致命的大规模枪击事件。可用武器的类型也可能是一个限制因素。
2019年10月犹太神圣的赎罪日，一场反犹太人的疯狂枪击事件发生了，造成两人死亡，此次枪击事件是用自制武器实施的，这些武器经常被卡住并且不点火。功能更强、效率更高的武器可能导致更多人伤亡。
更新(2020年2月19日，晚上11:00):这篇文章已经被更新，以反映警方已经发现嫌疑犯死在他们的家里。
MASS SHOOTINGS AT TWO GERMAN HOOKAH BARS KILL 8 PEOPLE, INCIDENTS LIKELY CONNECTED
At least eight people were killed, and several others injured after mass shootings at two hookah bars in Hanau, Germany on Wednesday.
An unidentified suspect is said to have shot several people at a hookah bar in the town around 10 p.m. local time, before driving to a second location and shooting more people at a different hookah bar.
Police arrested at least one person in connection to the shootings, according to German newspaper Bild. It is unknown whether more than one person was involved. Possible motives for the shootings are also unclear.
"According to the latest findings, the police can now confirm that eight people were fatally injured. The search for the perpetrators is in full swing," said local police in a statement shortly before reports of the arrest.
At approximately 5:00 a.m local time, local officials confirmed that the suspect had been found dead in his home in Hanau. The suspect's body was found with another body, though it is currently unknown who the second body is and whether or not they were involved with the shootings. Police say there is no sign there are any other suspects.
At least three people were confirmed dead at the Midnight Shishabar, a hookah bar in the central part of the town. Witnesses reported seeing the shooter driving away from the bar in a dark vehicle.
Shortly afterwards, five more people were shot dead at another hookah bar located in Hanau's Kesselstadt district. An additional five people are said to be seriously injured at the two locations.
The shooter was also reported to have fled the scene by car after the second shooting, sparking a massive police search. A large number of police were believed to be searching the areas near the shooting sites, with a helicopter also being used to search for possible suspects.
Mass shootings in Hanau, Germany left at least eight people dead on February 19, 2020.
Hanau has a population of just under 100,000 and is located in southwestern Germany, just east of Frankfurt.
Gun violence happens in Germany at a rate far less frequent than in the United States, but it is not unheard of. Prior to the Wednesday shootings, the most recent incident left one person dead and four others injured outside a music venue in Berlin, although it is unknown whether the injuries were related to the gunshot death.
The previous mass shooting involved a 26-year-old man who was arrested after allegedly killing six of his family members in January.
Some have suggested that the country's strict gun laws place restrictions on firearm ownership that have resulted in less frequent and deadly mass shootings. The types of weapons available could also be a limiting factor.
An anti-Semitic shooting spree that took place on the Jewish holy day Yom Kippur in October 2019 and left two people dead was carried out with homemade weapons that frequently jammed and misfired. More functional and efficient weapons may have led to higher numbers of people being killed or injured.
Update (2/19/2020, 11:00 p.m.): This article has been updated to reflect that police have found the suspect dead in their home.
