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The Support Unit (USK), a specialised unit of the Bavarian police, in the grounds of the Welfen Gymnasium in Schongau, 8 July, 2026

Video. Sixteen-year-old arrested over Bavaria school attack, police say

Updated: 08/07/2026 - 18:17 GMT+2

Police said people should avoid the area following the incident in Schongau, a town just north of the Alps of some 12,000 inhabitants.

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