| Wuppertal stabbing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Date | 22 February 2024 |
| Target | civilians |
Attack type | mass stabbing |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 5 (including the perpetrator) |
The Wuppertal stabbing was a stabbing attack that occurred on 22 February 2024 in a school in Wuppertal, a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, carried out by a 17-year-old student at the school.[1]
The attack happened with the 17-year old going into Wilhelm-Dörpfeld secondary school armed with a knife and a pair of scissors, they attacked multiple students and a female teacher, 5 were injured including the perpetrator themselves.[2][3] The school stated the suspect was having a manic depressive episode.[4]
During the attack, students barricaded themselves in classrooms.[5]