Heidelberg University shooting: German police confirm 'no further danger' after gunman killed

German police have confirmed that there is “no further danger” after a gunman who injured four people at Heidelberg University was shot and killed.

A large operation is under way after the incident inside a lecture hall at the university’s campus in Neuenheimer Feld, located in a town in the southwest of Germany.

The man was said to have been in possession of a “long gun” and seriously wounded four victims.

After the “lone perpetrator” was killed, police confirmed that there is “no further danger” to the public.

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