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sprees: Iranian-German killer, 18, had 300 rounds of ammunition in his rucksack as he went on murderous rampage ended with nine dead
- Ali David Sonboly, 18, killed nine people - six men and three women - during his murderous rampage in Munich
- Terrified shoppers were seen running for their lives from the Olympia Shopping Centre after hearing gunshots
- Police today confirmed that Sonboly had 300 rounds of ammunition in his bag while he shot at people in the city
- He had documents about 'spree shootings' in his room at his parents' flat where he lived, two miles from the scene
- The teenager used a Glock 17 semi-automatic handgun to kill the victims - who were aged between 13 and 45
Munich maniac Ali David Sonboly had 300 rounds of ammunition in his rucksack when he brutally murdered nine people during a bloody massacre, it emerged today.
The 18-year-old loner, who police today described as being 'deranged', waged terror in the city as he gunned down three women and six men.
Police raided his parents' flat overnight and discovered the Iranian-German was reading documents about 'spree shootings' before he carried out the attack.
Sonboly used a Glock 17 semi-automatic handgun to kill the victims - aged 13 to 45 - and started his deadly rampage at a McDonald's restaurant in the city.
Officers also found he had a book, Why Kids Kill: Inside The Minds of School Shooters, in his bag when he started firing at helpless children who tried to run away.
Sonboly, who claimed he was bullied at school, did not have a licence for the weapon he used - which is a popular firearm used by law enforcement agencies worldwide.
This is the first photograph of Munich maniac Ali David Sonboly (pictured) who brutally killed nine people in Munich during a rampage on FridayAnd during a press conference today, Munich police chief Hubertus Andrae confirmed left-handed Sonboly - whose father works as a taxi driver - had no links to ISIS.
He described him as a 'classical shooter without any political motivation' and added that he committed suicide as he was not shot by police.
It also emerged that the teenager received 'psychological treatment' and was interested in mass shootings after files were found at his parents' home, which was two miles from the scene.
He also filed the serial number from the gun and police officers who raided his parents' apartment also found the killer had several first-person shooter games on his computer.
Police today confirmed that the teenager - whose mother works in German department store Karstadt - hacked a young girl's Facebook account in a bid to lure children to their deaths with a promise of free food from McDonald's.
In the post, he urged youngsters to gather at the specific restaurant yesterday afternoon to take advantage of the special offer.
At around 4.50pm, the black-clad shooter burst from the toilets in the restaurant and began 'killing the children' with a pistol, witnesses said.
He then continued his bloody spree in a local shopping centre and on the streets around Munich's Olympic quarter.
A number of 'adolescents' were among the dead and several 'children' were injured, Mr Andrae said late last night. Asked whether the Facebook 'game' was linked to the attack, he replied it was 'one part of the comprehensive investigation we are conducting'.
He confirmed the attacker had dual nationality and had lived in Germany for some time - at least two years, possibly much longer. Last night German commandos raided the home the attacker shared with his parents in the suburb of Maxvorstadt. Locals described him as a 'quiet guy'.
French President Francois Hollande branded the killings a 'terrorist attack', adding that he would speak with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday morning.
He said: 'The terrorist attack that struck Munich killing many people is a disgusting act that aims to foment fear in Germany after other European countries.
'Germany will resist, it can count on France's friendship and cooperation.
The gunman's body has been found half a mile from the scene after he reportedly turned the gun on himself. Police now believe he may have acted alone, after they initially went in search of three gunmen
During a press conference today, the Munich police chief Hubertus Andrae confirmed that Sonboly - whose father works as a taxi driver - had no links to ISIS
The attack paralysed the southern German city, bringing renewed fears of terrorism to mainland Europe just a week after the Nice atrocity. A total lockdown of the area was only lifted early today when police confirmed the gunman was acting alone and had killed himself in a side street nearby and gave a 'cautious all-clear'.
Meanwhile, heavily-armed police raided Sonboly's apartment on Dachauer Street, which is approximately two miles from where yesterday's rampage took place.
Locals reported police storming the fourth floor apartment in the early hours of this morning.
The motive for the attack, which was captured in numerous dramatic videos, remained unclear this morning, however police were investigating footage posted online which showed the gunman talking of being 'bullied for seven years', raising fears it was a revenge attack on youngsters who had wronged him.
But just a week after another teenager attacker launched an ISIS-inspired axe attack on a German train, witnesses in McDonald's described hearing yesterday's attacker shouting 'Allahu Akbar', or 'God is Great', a cry used by Islamist terrorists during previous attacks. And ISIS supporters took to social media in the hours after yesterday's atrocity to celebrate the killings.
Three people remain critically ill this morning following the attack, with 16 others receiving medical treatment. In total, 21 people were hurt.
The outrage began in a busy branch of McDonald's opposite Munich's Olympia shopping mall, in the city's northern Moosach district.
And a man, who claimed that his son was killed during yesterday's attack, was seen holding flowers and a photograph close to where the atrocity took place.
One witness, named only as Loretta, told how she had been in the McDonald's with her son when the shooting started.
She told CNN: 'I come out of the toilet and I hear, like an alarm, boom, boom, boom. He's killing the children. The children were sitting to eat. They can't run.'
Loretta said she had been in the restrooms at the same time as the shooter, with her eight-year-old son. As he started shooting, he yelled 'Allahu Akbar', she said.
A local boy, named only as Orhan T, wept as he told how he was on the phone to a young friend when he heard gunshots down the line before the call cut out. 'We can no longer reach him,' Orhan said, 'not even his parents [can]. He's like my brother.'
One picture on social media shows a man lying on the ground with an aliminium blanket over him
A man was holding flowers and a photograph and claimed that his son was killed during the attack as he approached the police cordon near the Olympia shopping centre
The man was speaking to a police officer close to the scene where nine people were gunned down near the Olympia shopping centre
Orhan's father Murat raced to the scene to try and find the youngster. All he found were 'lifeless bodies' in McDonald's and outside a nearby shop, before police cleared him from the area.
Overnight hearses arrived at the scene to removed some of the bodies.
After beginning his rampage, the crazed teen burst onto Hanauer Street outside and was captured in shocking footage aiming his pistol at bystanders and unleashing 20 rapid shots. At least one person was killed on the pavement.
The video showed the attached wearing a black t-shirt with a red backpack over it and jeans. He aims at several people just yards from him, including children, and opens fire sending them running for their lives.
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