The claim
A video is being circulated on social media that is said to show the fatal shots (on Thursday, March 9, 2023) in a Jehovah's Witnesses building in Hamburg.
Our conclusion
Wrong context. The video does not show the crime in Hamburg, but rather the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, where several people were injured by gunfire a few hours before the crime in Hamburg.
In Hamburg-Alsterdorf, several people were and others injured in a Jehovah's Witness hall Police were called to the scene at 9:15 p.m. and shortly afterwards heard a shot from upstairs. The suspected perpetrator was found there.
That same evening, footage purportedly showing the crime was circulated on social media. However, the recordings show people who appear to be involved in a shooting on a street - several shots can be heard. The question remains, however, whether the video actually shows the shooting in the Hanseatic city.
Viral video of shooting does not come from Germany
Shortly after the fatal shooting in Hamburg, a video that allegedly came from the Hanseatic city was spread in many tweets .

However, the pictures were taken in the Alsterdorf district before the shooting.
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A tweet with the video was published at 8:06 p.m. German time (the crime in Hamburg only happened at around 9:15 p.m.). The Hebrew text translated reads: “Shooting attack on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv – 3 dead”. Dizengoff Street is in the center of the Israeli coastal city.
In fact, there was shooting on the busy Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv on Thursday evening, as the German Press Agency reported . Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities.
Attack on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv: Hamas explains motive
The gunman who shot on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv was identified by Israeli television as a 23-year-old Hamas member. Hamas explained the attack as a response to an alleged murderous crime in Jaba on Thursday morning and what it called the "Jenin massacre" on Tuesday.
Tel Aviv instead of Hamburg: Video has no similarities to the Hanseatic city
Using Google Street View images from Tel Aviv, the exact location of the video can be pinpointed. Several details match the video, such as a bench, a lantern, a tree, a bus stop and a yellow and red curb. However, there are no matches in the area surrounding the crime scene in Hamburg.
Conclusion

The video was distributed in a false context after the crime in Hamburg. The details examined show that the clip depicts a firearms offense in Tel Aviv that occurred previously.
Source:
DPA
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