Three suspects have reportedly been detained by police in the city of Stade
Published 29 Jun, 2026 12:17
| Updated 29 Jun, 2026 15:41
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At least six people have been killed in a shooting in the northern German city of Stade, several media outlets have reported, citing police. Four women and one man are among the victims, according to a local media outlet.
Large police forces have been deployed to the city center, while law enforcement officials have urged people on social media to avoid the area.
“Shots were fired near a youth welfare center in the city center,” a police official told Germany’s dpa news agency. According to Der Spiegel, two suspects, including an alleged gunman, have been arrested.
Several people have been injured in the incident, according to law enforcement officials. One person succumbed to their injuries in the hospital, bringing the death toll to six, police said later on Monday.
Police are treating the incident as a homicide at a residential facility providing temporary supervised accommodation for expectant mothers and young women with children, dpa reported, citing a police spokeswoman. According to law enforcement officials, the shots were fired inside the facility.
Loud screams were heard from the facility shortly before the shooting, German magazine Focus reported, citing a witness. The man, who lives nearby, told the outlet he saw a woman and a young man trying to flee the scene by car. According to the witness, police opened fire after the pair ignored officers’ orders to stop.
“Two suspected perpetrators have been arrested,” the spokeswoman said, adding that there is no longer any danger to the public. Later on Monday, the police confirmed that a third suspect was arrested.
The suspects’ motives remain unclear. Their identities have not been disclosed.
