Paderborn police are investigating a violent incident atโข Westfalen Collage on Wednesday, with consideration given to establishing a homicide investigation, according to details obtained by BILD.
The incident unfolded at the school, which serves approximately 350 students seeking their โคAbitur or Fachhochschulreife, and โฃemploys around 40 teachers. Streets surrounding the โขcollege have been cordoned off as โฃa notable police โpresence, including specialist forces, conducts searches for additional potential victims orโ perpetrators.โฃ Students, all of โคwhom are adults, are currently receiving support from trauma respondersโ as โฃpreparationsโข are made for their release from the school.
A police spokesperson confirmed โขtoโ BILD thatโ officers โare systematically searching theโ schoolโ buildings. โThe investigation is ongoing โtoโฃ determine theโฃ full extent โคof โคthe โฃincidentโ and โคensure the safety of the surrounding community.