Hamburg shooting: 7 reported killed in attack at church in Germany

Jehova’s Witnesses are a sect of Christianity, with many traditional Christian views and others that are unique to the Witnesses.

“They affirm that God-Jehovah-is the most high. Jesus Christ is God’s agent, through whom sinful humans can be reconciled to God,” according to encyclopedia Britannica. They believe that, “Those who acknowledge Jehovah in this life will become members of the millennial kingdom; those who reject him will not go to hell but will face total extinction.”

Tonight’s shooting took place at a Jehovah’s Witness place of worship, known as a Kingdom Hall.

“In the early years of the movement, members met in rented halls, but under Rutherford the Witnesses began to purchase facilities that they designated Kingdom Halls. Members of local congregations, known as “publishers,” meet at Kingdom Halls and engage in doorstep preaching,” according to encyclopedia Britannica.