German police have confirmed that a sixth victim has died after a mass shooting at a centre for young people, and mothers and babies, in the northern German town of Stade, where an initial five people were killed while others sustained injuries.
“According to the current state of the investigation, a homicide occurred at a youth care facility on Dankersstraße, resulting in multiple victims. Five people were fatally injured, and others sustained injuries. As part of the immediate search and police operation, two suspected perpetrators, including the alleged shooter, were arrested. The investigation into the background and the exact sequence of events is ongoing,” police said earlier.
Footage of the arrest of the suspected perpetrators, a man and a woman, has been published by German news outlet Bild.