(L-R) German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the state parliament of Baden-Wuerttemberg Peter Straub, Hans-Juergen Papier, president of the German constitutional court, German chancellor Angela Merkel, Eva Luise Koehler, German president Horst Koehler, Friederike Beyer and Guenther Oettinger, governor of the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg attend the memorial service at the Sankt Karl Barromaeus church on March 21, 2009 in Winnenden near Stuttgart, Germany. President Koehler, chancellor Merkel and thousands of mourners hold a memorial ceremony to commemorate the victims of a school shooting. 17 - year old Tim Kretschmer opened fire on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 on teachers and pupils at his former school, killing 15 people and leaving many more injured. Kretschmer fled the scene and shot himself dead after being cornered by police. (Photo by Bernd Weissbrod-Pool/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Guenther Oettinger;Friederike Beyer;Horst Koehler;Eva Luise Koehler;Angela Merkel;Hans-Juergen Papier;Peter Straub;Frank-Walter Steinmeier