Gunman kills 15 in German school massacre

Flags fly at half-mast in front of the Albertville school, near Stuttgart, the scene of the massacre Photograph: Alex Grimm/Getty Images

A photograph of the gunman, Tim Kretschmer, taken in 2006 Photograph: Stuttgarter Zeitung/Getty Images

The Beretta 9mm gun used by Tim Kretschmer is shown at a press conference Photograph: Miguel Villagran/Getty Images

Police and paramedics gather outside Albertville school Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

Police officers on the roof of the school Photograph: Thomas Kienzle/AP

Police lead pupils from the school following the shooting Photograph: Marijan Murat/EPA

Pupils look out of windows before being evacuated from the school Photograph: Daniel Maurer/AP

Police remove the body of a victim Photograph: Sascha Schuermann/AFP/Getty Images

Forensic experts examine the scene of the gun massacre Photograph: Alex Grimm/Getty Images

Rubber gloves are seen beside a police cordon at the secondary school Photograph: Sascha Schuermann/AFP/Getty Images

The body of a victim, covered with a blanket, lies on the ground at Albertville school Photograph: Michael Latz/AFP/Getty Images

Police officers outside a car dealership in Wendlingen that was sprayed with bullets Photograph: Michael Dalder/Reuters

People stand near flowers in front of the school Photograph: Alex Grimm/Getty Images

Police escort people from the Albertville school Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

Police stand in front of the home of the suspected gunman in Leutenbach, southern Germany Photograph: Torsten Silz/AFP/Getty Images

A police officer stands behind a cordon at the Albertville secondary school Photograph: Sascha Schuermann/AFP/Getty Images

Bullet holes at the scene of the shooting Photograph: Daniel Roland/AP

A girl mourns outside the school Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

Helpers carry bodies from the school Photograph: Bernd Weissbrod/EPA

A memorial service for victims of the gun massacre Photograph: Torsten Silz/AFP/Getty Images

A picture of a victim is surrounded by floral tributes and candles Photograph: Alex Grimm/Getty Images