Germany: Two dead after shooting in Baden-Württemberg
January 7, 2025
Two people were killed and another critically injured after shots were fired at a machine-building company in the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg, police said on Tuesday.
The shooting occurred after a masked individual entered the firm's premises in Bad Friedrichshall, a town some 60 kilometers (37.3 miles) north of Stuttgart, at around 5:45 p.m. local time (1645 GMT).
After deploying a helicopter as part of a manhunt, police said the prime suspect was apprehended by special forces in Sekach, a town 30km to the north.
Police said on Tuesday evening that the injured person remained in a critical condition.
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"Two men were shot dead in Bad Friedrichshall in the early evening [and] another man was critically injured," local police said in a statement, adding:
"There is currently no danger to the population."
The two victims were reportedly workers at the company, which produces high-precision cogs and gears for machinery.
The mayor of Bad Friedrichshall, Timo Frey of the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), said the company is well-known in the region and employs around 400 people in the town of 20,000.
Investigators said other company employees were present when the shooting took place and were being questioned.
mf,jsi/wd (Reuters, dpa, AP)