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Gunman kills six at German mother-and-child shelter in Stade
Confirmed
What we know
A 45-year-old man killed six adult staff members — four women and two men — at a mother-and-child welfare facility in Stade, Lower Saxony, on Monday, German police said, linking the attack to a custody dispute over his three-month-old daughter.
Police said the suspect had a scheduled appointment to discuss custody arrangements. The infant and her mother were present and were not shot. Five people died at or near the scene; a sixth died later in hospital. Officers arrested the suspected gunman and a 65-year-old woman driver after a short chase; authorities said there was no continuing public threat.
What's confirmed
- Six staff fatalities at a youth/mother-child welfare center on Dankerstrasse in Stade; no children among the dead (Reuters/BBC/AFP).
- Police: suspect in custody battle over three-month-old daughter; mother and child unharmed (BBC/France 24).
- Suspect and associated driver detained after short pursuit; public danger declared over (Reuters/DW).
- Lower Saxony Interior Minister Daniela Behrens and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier condemned the killings (AFP/BBC).
What's still developing
- Charging details and any second-person culpability findings for the arrested driver.
- Full reconstruction of custody proceedings that brought the appointment to the Stade facility.