Six people killed in shooting at youth facility in northern Germany
Key takeaways
- Police called the incident a homicide with multiple victims in the town of Stade near the port city of Hamburg.
- Police said that two people had been detained, including the suspected shooter.
- German media reports initially said four women and one man were dead.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize BERLIN: Six people were shot and killed at a youth welfare facility in northern Germany on Monday, with footage by the Bild newspaper later showing police surrounding and detaining two people from a car that was driving down a road with a busted tyre.
Police called the incident a homicide with multiple victims in the town of Stade near the port city of Hamburg. The motive was not immediately clear. The Spiegel news outlet, citing information it obtained, said it was likely a personal rather than political or extremist matter.
Police said that two people had been detained, including the suspected shooter. Police had warned people to stay away from the area where the incident took place, but later said there was no danger to the general public.