Two Dead, Several Injured After Shooting at Hamburg Factory; Police Hunt Gunman

Shooting at Hamburg factory kills two men, injures several; police launch manhunt.

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A shooting occurred at a factory site on Lagerstrasse near Hamburg's trade fair grounds on the evening of 2026-09-01, prompting an emergency response. ^[1] At least two men were killed in the shooting at the Hamburg factory on 2026-09-01, according to the article's reporting. ^[2] As of 2026-09-02, a spokesman for the Dortmund public prosecutor's office told the German Press Agency (dpa) that the criminal investigation against German TV and YouTube star Jean Pierre Kraemer (45), known from 'Die PS-Profis,' had been reopened on charges of bodily harm and property damage. ^[3] BILD reported that one man died inside the Hamburg factory complex and another man died in an ambulance following the shooting on 2026-09-01. ^[4] Several other people were reported to be injured in the shooting at the Hamburg factory on 2026-09-01, though the article did not give a specific number. ^[5] Kraemer announced on 2026-09-01 that he would close his companies. ^[6] Kraemer's wife's lawyer confirmed that his client had received threats via Instagram and had filed a criminal complaint against the senders; according to Ruhr Nachrichten and Bild, the threats included death and rape. ^[7] The investigation against Kraemer had originally been dropped because his wife declined to press charges and prosecutors saw no public interest, but her lawyer later filed a criminal complaint and requested the case be reopened. ^[8]

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A shooting occurred at a factory site on Lagerstrasse near Hamburg's trade fair grounds on the evening of 2026-09-01, prompting an emergency response. · Daily Express

At least two men were killed in the shooting at the Hamburg factory on 2026-09-01, according to the article's reporting. · Daily Express

As of 2026-09-02, a spokesman for the Dortmund public prosecutor's office told the German Press Agency (dpa) that the criminal investigation against German TV and YouTube star Jean Pierre Kraemer (45), known from 'Die PS-Profis,' had been reopened on charges of bodily harm and property damage. · DIE ZEIT

BILD reported that one man died inside the Hamburg factory complex and another man died in an ambulance following the shooting on 2026-09-01. · Daily Express

Several other people were reported to be injured in the shooting at the Hamburg factory on 2026-09-01, though the article did not give a specific number. · Daily Express

Kraemer announced on 2026-09-01 that he would close his companies. · DIE ZEIT

Kraemer's wife's lawyer confirmed that his client had received threats via Instagram and had filed a criminal complaint against the senders; according to Ruhr Nachrichten and Bild, the threats included death and rape. · DIE ZEIT

The investigation against Kraemer had originally been dropped because his wife declined to press charges and prosecutors saw no public interest, but her lawyer later filed a criminal complaint and requested the case be reopened. · DIE ZEIT

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