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Shooter kills five adults at youth welfare facility in Stade, Germany

The Guardian · Jun 29, 2026, 2:43 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Police officers patrol the scene in Stade, Germany, after a shooting where five people were killed.
  • Prefer the Guardian on Google Five people have been shot and killed at a youth welfare facility ⁠in a northern German town, police have said.
  • The motive for ⁠the ​incident in Stade, close to the port city of Hamburg, on Monday was not immediately clear, a police ⁠spokesperson said.

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Police officers patrol the scene in Stade, Germany, after a shooting where five people were killed. Photograph: Marcus Golejewski/DPA/APView image in fullscreen Police officers patrol the scene in Stade, Germany, after a shooting where five people were killed. Photograph: Marcus Golejewski/DPA/APGermany Shooter kills five adults at youth welfare facility in Stade, Germany Two arrested after incident at town west of Hamburg, with motive unknown

Prefer the Guardian on Google Five people have been shot and killed at a youth welfare facility ⁠in a northern German town, police have said.

The motive for ⁠the ​incident in Stade, close to the port city of Hamburg, on Monday was not immediately clear, a police ⁠spokesperson said. Two people, including the suspected ⁠shooter, had been arrested, he added.

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