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Six people have been fatally shot at a centre for mothers and children by a male suspect who was in a custody dispute over his baby daughter, German police say.<\/p>\n
The victims – four women and two men – were all staff members at the facility in the town of Stade near Hamburg. A number of other people were also wounded. The baby and her mother were in the office at the time but were not harmed, officials said.<\/p>\n
Three people including the suspected shooter have been detained by police and officials said there was no further threat to the public.<\/p>\n
German media reported that the facility housed women and children.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
German TV quoted witnesses as saying police fired on a car in which two suspects were attempting to flee.<\/p>\n
One eyewitness told Focus Online that police shouted “stop where you are” at the man and woman and then fired between 10 and 15 shots at the vehicle.<\/p>\n
Footage published by Bild newspaper showed police at a roadblock on a nearby country road stopping a Mercedes with a blown out tyre. <\/p>\n
Armed officers are seen in the clip telling the occupants to get out and detaining them as they lie face down in the road.<\/p>\n
Large numbers of police and emergency personnel have been seen working in the area.<\/p>\n
AFP news agency earlier quoted a police spokesperson as saying investigators believed it was “not a case of femicide, nor does it involve a political background or anything of that nature. Rather it is an extended family tragedy”.<\/p>\n
German broadcasters ZDF and RTL reported a city spokesperson had said children at a nearby daycare and a primary school were inside at the time of the shooting, and had since been collected by their parents.<\/p>\n
The city in the state of Lower Saxony is located about 30km (19 miles) west of Hamburg, and has a population of about 50,000 people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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