Wuppertal stabbing explained

Wuppertal stabbing
Location:Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Date:22 February 2024
Target:civilians
Type:mass stabbing
Fatalities:0
Injuries:5 (including the perpetrator)

The Wuppertal stabbing was a stabbing attack that occurred on 22 February 2024 in a school in Wuppertal, a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, carried out by a 17-year-old student at the school.[1]

Attack

The attack happened with the 17-year old going into Wilhelm-Dörpfeld secondary school armed with a knife and a pair of scissors, they attacked multiple students and a female teacher, 5 were injured including the perpetrator themselves.[2] [3] The school stated the suspect was having a manic depressive episode.[4]

During the attack, students barricaded themselves in classrooms.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-02-22 . Four injured in school stabbing in western Germany . 2024-02-22 . . en.
  2. News: 2024-02-22 . Wuppertal suspect held after students wounded at German school . 2024-02-22 . . en-GB.
  3. Web site: 2024-02-22 . Five injured in knife attack at German school . 2024-02-22 . . en . 1741-9743 . 185201487.
  4. Web site: 2024-02-22 . Pupils Injured In Knife Attack At German School, Suspect Detained . 2024-02-22 . . en-US . 1077-8039.
  5. Web site: 2024-02-22 . German police arrest suspect after Wuppertal school attack . 2024-02-22 . . en.