Police operation at the vocational school in Velbert after a shooting alarm
Student taken into custody after online threats against classmates
Quick Look
- After a shooting alarm at a vocational school in Velbert, the police took a student into custody.
- He is said to have made threats against classmates online and was found at his home address.
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Why It Matters
A shooting alarm was triggered at a vocational school in Velbert after threats were made against students.
Alarm at a vocational school in Velbert (North Rhine-Westphalia): The facility called in the police on Wednesday, and a so-called amok alarm was also triggered. The police then took a student into custody.
He is said to have made threats against classmates, police said. According to RTL, these were formulated online in a chat. The student was then found at home and therefore at his home address.
Because of the possible threat, the police arrived at the vocational college in Velbert, south of Essen, with a large number of emergency personnel. The school was not initially evacuated. As required in such cases, the students initially stayed in their classrooms.
Open Questions
- What consequences does the student face?
- What exactly did the online threats look like?
