Overview
- The alarm was activated shortly after 1 p.m. following a report of a possibly armed individual near the Pestalozzi-Gymnasium and Wielandgymnasium.
- Searches of both adjacent school buildings and the surrounding area found no indication of such a person.
- The large police presence continued until about 4:45 p.m., when authorities declared the operation over.
- Students and teachers were evacuated and received support, with relatives assisted at a designated site and via hotline.
- Police reported a very large deployment without a special operations unit and earlier asked the public to avoid the area.