Six people shot dead at centre for mothers and children in Germany
Six people have been fatally shot at a centre for mothers and children by a suspect who was in a custody dispute over his baby daughter, German police say.
The victims - four women and two men - were all staff members at the facility in the northern city of Stade, near Hamburg. A number of other people were also wounded.
The three-month-old baby and her mother were in the office at the time but were not harmed, officials said.
Three people including the suspected gunman have been detained by police and officials said there was no further threat to the public.
The shooting appeared to have been "committed for family reasons", Lower Saxony's Interior Minister Daniela Behrens told reporters late on Monday.
She called it "an act of violence carried out in an extremely cold-blooded manner, with no political or economic motives".
Shots were first reported at around 12:10 local time (10:10 GMT), according to local police, which later confirmed "homicides involving multiple victims" had occurred at a "youth welfare facility" on Dankerstrasse and told the public to avoid the area.
The women and one man were shot dead inside the facility, police said, and a sixth person later died of their injuries in hospital. All the victims were adults.
The suspected gunman was a 45-year-old Turkish national born in Germany and living in Hanover, Lueneberg police chief Kathrin Schuol said.
He had an appointment at the centre on Monday "with many of the victims" to discuss the custody of his daughter, Schuol added.
She said he was known to police "in relation to threats" but had not been considered "as a particularly violent individual". He did not have a firearms licence.
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Six staff members at a youth welfare facility in Stade, northern Germany were fatally shot on Monday around 12:10 local time. Four women and two men died; one additional person died later of injuries sustained in the incident. A 3-month-old child and her mother were present at the facility but unharmed. Police detained three people including the suspected gunman, a 45-year-old German national of Turkish origin from Hanover. He had a scheduled appointment at the centre to discuss custody of his daughter. Authorities characterised the incident as connected to family circumstances rather than political or economic factors. The suspect was previously known to police regarding threats but had not been flagged as particularly violent and did not possess a firearms licence.
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Six people have been fatally shot at a centre for mothers and children by a suspect who was in a custody dispute over his baby daughter, German police say.
The victims - four women and two men - were all staff members at the facility in the northern city of Stade, near Hamburg. A number of other people were also wounded.
The three-month-old baby and her mother were in the office at the time but were not harmed, officials said.
Three people including the suspected gunman have been detained by police and officials said there was no further threat to the public.
The shooting appeared to have been "committed for family reasons", Lower Saxony's Interior Minister Daniela Behrens told reporters late on Monday.
She called it "an act of violence carried out in an extremely cold-blooded manner, with no political or economic motives".
Shots were first reported at around 12:10 local time (10:10 GMT), according to local police, which later confirmed "homicides involving multiple victims" had occurred at a "youth welfare facility" on Dankerstrasse and told the public to avoid the area.
The women and one man were shot dead inside the facility, police said, and a sixth person later died of their injuries in hospital. All the victims were adults.
The suspected gunman was a 45-year-old Turkish national born in Germany and living in Hanover, Lueneberg police chief Kathrin Schuol said.
He had an appointment at the centre on Monday "with many of the victims" to discuss the custody of his daughter, Schuol added.
She said he was known to police "in relation to threats" but had not been considered "as a particularly violent individual". He did not have a firearms licence.
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Six people were fatally shot at a youth welfare centre in Stade, Germany on Monday The victims were four women and two men, all staff members at the facility A 3-month-old child and her mother were present but unharmed The suspected gunman is a 45-year-old German national of Turkish origin The shooting occurred during an appointment to discuss custody of the suspect's daughter Police detained three people and reported no further public threat The shooting was committed for family reasons rather than political or economic motives
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- Six people fatally shot at a mothers and children's centre in Stade, Germany on Monday
- All victims were adult staff members; a 3-month-old child and mother present were unharmed
- Suspect is a 45-year-old Turkish-born German national who had a custody dispute over his daughter
- Three people detained; authorities say no ongoing public threat and no political or economic motive