German School Tragedy: Two Killed in Domestic Violence Incident

Sun Sep 06 2026 03:56:53 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

A 19‑year‑old is arrested after a domestic‑violence shooting that killed an 18‑year‑old student and a 30‑year‑old male helper at a private school near Berlin.

Brandenburg police arrested a 19‑year‑old suspect after a domestic‑violence incident that left two dead at the Docemus school in Gosen‑Neu Zittau, just south‑east of Berlin. The victims included an 18‑year‑old female secondary student and a 30‑year‑old man who tried to intervene. Officials described the act as a ‘cowardly femicide’ and condemned the deadly violence. The school's director canceled classes and offered a safe space for students, while authorities investigate the suspect, believed to be the ex‑boyfriend of the victim. The incident adds to a series of school shootings in Germany over the past year.

German School Tragedy: Two Killed in Domestic Violence Incident

27 August 2026, 16:47 BST

Police officers walk near the private Docemus school in Gosen-Neu Zittau, south‑east of Berlin

A 19‑year‑old German man was arrested as the prime suspect in a domestic‑violence incident that left two people dead at the Docemus private secondary school in the town of Gosen‑Neu Zittau, a short distance from Berlin. Police said the event was not a mass shooting, though the weapon used was not specified. It is not yet clear whether the suspect was a student at the school.

One victim was an 18‑year‑old female student; the other was a 30‑year‑old man who died while attempting to intervene, according to local media reports. The arrestee is believed to be the victim’s ex‑boyfriend, as reported by Maz Online.

Ulrike Liedtke, speaker of Brandenburg’s regional parliament, called the incident a “cowardly femicide” and expressed deep sorrow and anger at the violence against a woman and the loss of a citizen who tried to help. State premier Dietmar Woidke described the act as an “unimaginable act of violence”.

Michael Kunz, the school’s managing director, announced that classes would be cancelled on Friday but that the school would remain open to all students who wished to come together and process what had happened. He added that decisions about the future structure of school life would be made carefully in the coming days.

Further reports from last month note another school attack in southern Germany in which two girls were seriously wounded and a 16‑year‑old suspect was arrested.