This is the face of a suspected far-right extremist who
allegedly slaughtered nine people - many of them of an immigrant background - in
attacks now being treated as terrorism.
Most of the victims - including some of Kurdish descent -
were shot dead at two shisha bars in the German town of Hanau, just east of
Frankfurt, at about 10pm on Wednesday.
The 43-year-old suspect - named by German media as Tobias R
- left a 24-page letter and video in which he confessed to the killings and
expressed a far-right motive for the massacre.
A manhunt for the gunman ended when police found the bodies
of the suspect and his 72-year-old mother inside a flat nearby. Both had been
shot.
It is suspected that the gunman fled in a car - in which
ammunition was found - and killed his mother before taking his own life.
Tobias, a German citizen, posted a number of videos on
social media in the days before the massacre, including one clip where he
ranted about a bizarre conspiracy theory in fluent English, and another where
he spoke out against migrants.
A neighbour told Focus Online that Tobias seemed "completely
inconspicuous" and "normal".
Speaking on Thursday morning, German Chancellor Angela
Merkel said "racism is a poison" and the shootings were likely linked
to right-ring extremism.