Germany news: Stade attack victims yet to be identified
Key takeaways
- Police have yet to identify the six victims of a deadly shooting in the northern German city.
- The man was detained at the scene but, under German law, police require such a warrant in order to continue to hold a suspect in custody beyond the end of the following day.
- Prosecutors intend to charge the suspect with six counts of murder on account of the "malicious" nature of his actions and the "base" motives behind them.
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Police have yet to identify the six victims of a deadly shooting in the northern German city. Meanwhile, Germany's national men's football coach pledged to stay on the job after an early World Cup exit. DW has more.
https://p.dw.com/p/5GIFi Five people died at the scene while a sixth died later in hospital Image: Ulrich Perrey/dpa/picture alliance Advertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Prosecutors issue a pre-trial detention warrant for suspect Identities of six victims in shooting at Stade not yet confirmed, police say The victims — four women and two men — were all employees at a youth welfare facility German national coach Julian Nagelsmann says he will not resign after a third straight early men's World Cup exit Nagelsmann criticized the referee for disallowing extra-time goal Here are the latest news headlines from Germany on Tuesday, June 30: Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add us as a Preferred Source on Google. Then tap the "Star" or "Preferred" to keep DW News at the top of your feed.
06/30/2026June 30, 2026Stade shooting: Court issues pre-trial detention warrantInvestigators comb the scene of a youth home after Monday's shooting Image: Ulrich Perrey/dpa/picture allianceA German court on Tuesday evening issued a pre-trial detention warrant for a 45-year-old man in connection with a mass shooting which left six people dead in the northern city of Stade on Monday.