AP and Der Spiegel put out the same claim.
Suspect is 18-year-old German-Iranian from Munich
BBC:
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The two people who left the scene at high speed - and were initially thought to have been possible accomplices - had nothing to do with the shootings, the Munich police president adds.
Gunman had been in Munich ‘for a while’
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Police president
BBC
The Munich police president is giving more details on the gunman. He says he had been in Munich for “a while”. When pressed he says it was for more than two years. The man was not known to law enforcement agencies. He says no links with terrorist groups have been discovered yet - but investigations continue.
BBC:
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Asked about reports the gunman shouted “I am German” while shooting, police say they have not been able to confirm or dismiss the claim and appealed for people to provide officers with video footage for analysis.
The twitter theme is still “ motive unclear.”
BBC now says Iranian.
“The suspect was an 18-year-old Iranian who lived in Munich, police told a news conference, but his motive is unclear..”