Reports showed that both bars are mostly frequented by Kurds.[4][5][6] At least three people were killed in the first shooting, while at least five were killed in the second.[7] The police initiated a large-scale investigation.[8] It was initially reported suspects were at large.[9] At 5:15 a.m. the next day, the gunman, identified as Tobias Rathjen, and his mother were found dead at their apartment.[10] The German police states that the gunman shot himself after returning home from the incident.[11] As of 20 February, the total number of people killed had reached 11, as one of the people injured in the second shooting died.[12]