Six people are dead. A mothers' centre in Germany. The target: women.
Police say it was a deliberate attack. A man with a handgun. He knew where to go. He knew who would be there.
The centre, a family support hub, was full. Mothers, children. The gunman walked in and opened fire.
Witnesses describe chaos. Screaming. Bodies on the floor. The attacker then turned the gun on himself.
Seven fatalities. One is the shooter. Six innocent women.
This has sent a shockwave through the Bundestag. Women's safety is now the urgent question. Was this an act of misogyny? A terror attack? The police aren't ruling anything out.
The German Chancellor is expected to speak soon. There will be calls for a review of gun laws. For better security at community centres.
But the raw politics of this is difficult. The far right has been stoking anti-immigrant sentiment. But the victims are German. The attacker is German.
The opposition will push for a statement in the Bundestag. Expect a debate on hatred against women. Expect cross-party condemnation. But also expect the usual jockeying: who can be seen as the tougher on crime, the defender of women.
For now, the focus is on the victims. But the fallout will have legs. This atrocity will be used. It will be weaponised. That is the game.
The details are still emerging. The attacker's motive is unclear. But the scene is clear: a targeted attack on a place of maternal support. And six families are grieving.
