Gernery stunned by shooting spree
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In a press briefing, Mr Rech said officers arrived at the showroom and traded gunfire with the teenager, hitting him in the leg. "He fell down, but he got up and managed to load his gun. A little later he was found dead," said Mr Rech. A police spokesman said all their investigations "hint at him having killed himself". In a brief statement, Mrs Merkel described it as an "appalling crime". "It is unimaginable that in just seconds, pupils and teachers were killed. This is a day of mourning for the whole of Germany," she said. Local media reported that police had raided the suspect's house and recovered 16 weapons. The teenager's father, thought to be a prominent businessman in the area, was reported to be a member of a local shooting club. Eckehard Weiss, who coached Tim Kretschmer at table-tennis, told the BBC that he had been a relatively normal boy. Mr Weiss said he had wanted to be a professional table-tennis player and had even played a match last weekend. 