Man opens fire at German youth centre, killing six employees
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Six people were killed on Monday when a 45-year-old man opened fire at a youth welfare centre in Stade, northern Germany, in an attack police say was motivated by a bitter custody dispute over his three-month-old daughter.
The suspect, a German citizen with Turkish roots, was arrested shortly after the shooting at the facility, which provides shelter for mothers and children, the Lower Saxony state police confirmed on Tuesday. Two other individuals were taken into police custody as part of the investigation, according to multiple German media outlets .
All six victims were employees of the centre, officials said. Four were women and two were men, though the gender of the sixth fatality was not immediately disclosed. Five died at the scene; the sixth succumbed to injuries in hospital on Monday evening. The facility, which supports vulnerable families and young children, was hosting a meeting about the custody dispute when the gunman opened fire, authorities told the *New York Times* .
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser described the attack as a “cold-blooded act” and said investigators were examining whether the suspect had planned the shooting in advance. Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he was “shaken to the core” by the violence, which he called an assault on the institutions meant to protect children and families .
Local residents gathered on Monday evening to light candles near the centre, which remains cordoned off as police continue their forensic work. The suspect’s precise motive remains under investigation, but authorities have indicated the custody dispute was the central factor. The baby girl, who was not at the facility during the attack, is now in protective care.
The shooting is one of the deadliest in Germany in recent years and has reignited debates about access to firearms and the handling of family disputes involving vulnerable children. The suspect’s background and possible links to extremist ideologies are also being scrutinised, though police have not yet suggested a political motive.
As the investigation unfolds, questions remain about how the suspect obtained the weapon used in the attack and whether earlier warnings about his behaviour were overlooked. The case has drawn international attention, with European leaders expressing shock at the scale of the violence in a country where mass shootings are rare.
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