At least six people were killed in a mass shooting at a youth welfare facility in the town ⁠of Stade in ⁠northern Germany, and two suspects, including the shooter, have been arrested, police said on Monday, adding that a motive is currently unknown.&nbsp;Initially, police reported the death of five adults but later said the toll had risen to six. Five people died at the scene, while the sixth died in hospital due to injuries sustained during the shooting.&nbsp;Lüneburg Police Directorate said in a press statement that police have arrested one main perpetrator, while two others are currently under investigation. Their involvement in the crime is the subject of further inquiries. “As of now, five people have died at the scene, and a sixth person has succumbed to their injuries in the hospital. All the deceased were adults,” the statement said. Among the six dead were four women and a man, while several people were wounded, some of them seriously, German news agency dpa reported, citing police officials. However, they did not provide a specific figure or information on the victims' identities.&nbsp;&nbsp;Police said the shooting took place in the facility on Dankersstrasse, a street south of the town centre. The youth welfare facility includes temporary accommodation for pregnant women or young mothers with children.&nbsp;&nbsp;There was no danger to the public, police said. Video footage from the scene after the shooting showed a large police presence, along with other emergency service personnel and several ambulances on a residential street. Earlier, in a post on X, Lüneburg police headquarters urged the public to avoid the area.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">+++ACHTUNG – Polizeieinsatz in der Dankersstraße in Stade+++ Derzeit kommt es in Stade zu einer polizeilichen Einsatzlage. Meidet den Bereich weiträumig! Einsatzbegleitende Informationen erhaltet ihr auf dem WhatsApp-Kanal der Polizei Stade unter:<a href="https://t.co/LeoOTiCZOz">https://t.co/LeoOTiCZOz</a> <a href="https://t.co/12fvSVxH8I">pic.twitter.com/12fvSVxH8I</a>&mdash; Polizeidirektion Lüneburg (@Polizei_LG) <a href="https://x.com/Polizei_LG/status/2071557736978940335?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 29, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

&nbsp;&nbsp;“Shots were fired near a youth centre in the city centrr,” the German DPA news agency quoted a police spokesperson as saying.&nbsp;Stade police said in a statement shared on WhatsApp that a “major operation” was underway on Dankersstraße and called on citizens to steer clear of the area and follow the instructions of the emergency services on the scene.&nbsp;Stade has about 50,000 inhabitants and is located west of Hamburg.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/supreme-court-refuses-urgent-hearing-of-ram-temple-petitions-saying-heavens-are-not-going-to-fall-1782739148242">Supreme Court refuses urgent hearing of Ram Temple petitions, saying, 'Heavens are not going to fall’</a>&nbsp;“No other suspects are at large, and all the five dead are adults,” said police, adding that there was no danger to the public now.&nbsp;Police said they were working to establish the background to the shooting and what exactly happened.&nbsp;The gun laws in Germany are more restrictive than those in the United States, and mass shootings are rare but not unheard-of.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/zero-tolerance-for-any-attempt-to-exploit-sanatan-faith-of-devotees-says-cm-yogi-after-arrests-in-ram-temple-donation-theft-case-1782473006937">‘Zero tolerance for any attempt to exploit Sanatan, faith of devotees,’ says CM Yogi after arrests in Ram temple donation theft case</a> The police also warned that unconfirmed information about the situation on the ground was being shared in chat groups and social media.“The accounts [of events]&nbsp;currently circulating do not correspond to the facts as confirmed by the police,” it wrote in a WhatsApp statement and urged the public to refrain from sharing unverified reports, voice messages or&nbsp;rumours.&nbsp;“This can cause uncertainty and hamper police operations,” said officials.&nbsp;

Local police said in a statement shared on WhatsApp that a “major operation” was underway on Dankersstraße and called on all citizens to steer clear of the area and follow the instructions of the emergency services on the scene.

At least six people were killed in a mass shooting at a youth welfare facility in the town ⁠of Stade in ⁠northern Germany, and two suspects, including the shooter, have been arrested, police said on Monday, adding that a motive is currently unknown. Initially, police reported the death of five adults but later said the toll had risen to six. Five people died at the scene, while the sixth died in hospital due to injuries sustained during the shooting. Lüneburg Police Directorate said in a press statement that police have arrested one main perpetrator, while two others are currently under investigation. Their involvement in the crime is the subject of further inquiries. “As of now, five people have died at the scene, and a sixth person has succumbed to their injuries in the hospital. All the deceased were adults,” the statement said. Among the six dead were four women and a man, while several people were wounded, some of them seriously, German news agency dpa reported, citing police officials. However, they did not provide a specific figure or information on the victims' identities. Police said the shooting took place in the facility on Dankersstrasse, a street south of the town centre. The youth welfare facility includes temporary accommodation for pregnant women or young mothers with children. There was no danger to the public, police said. Video footage from the scene after the shooting showed a large police presence, along with other emergency service personnel and several ambulances on a residential street. Earlier, in a post on X, Lüneburg police headquarters urged the public to avoid the area.

Local police said in a statement shared on WhatsApp that a “major operation” was underway on Dankersstraße and called on all citizens to steer clear of the area and follow the instructions of the emergency services on the scene.

At least six killed in mass shooting in northern Germany’s Stade town; suspect arrested, say police

Six people have been killed and several injured in a shooting in the south-western German town of Rot am See, police have said.

The incident occurred at 12.45 pm local time close to a building in the town of Rot am See in the federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.

Police in the nearby town of Aalen said the incident appeared to be linked to a "Personal relationship", adding there was no indication that there were additional perpetrators.

The suspect has been identified as a 26-year-old man.

According to AFP, the suspect "called the police station in (nearby town) Aalen at 12:48 pm (1148 GMT) to inform them he had shot several people," police chief Reiner Moeller told reporters in a press conference hours after the killings.&nbsp;

The young man stayed on the line, and when the first officers arrived minutes later at the hotel where the shooting took place, they immediately arrested him outside.

"They were then able to identify six dead people both inside and behind the building," Moeller said, including three men aged 36, 65 and 69 and three women aged 36, 56 and 62.

Six people have been killed and several injured in a shooting in the south-western German town of Rot am See, police have said. The incident occurred at 12.45 pm local time close to a building in the town of Rot am See in the federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg.

Six people have been killed and several injured in a shooting in the south-western German town of Rot am See, police have said. The incident occurred at 12.45 pm local time close to a building in the town of Rot am See in the federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. Police in the nearby town of Aalen said the incident appeared to be linked to a "Personal relationship", adding there was no indication that there were additional perpetrators. The suspect has been identified as a 26-year-old man. According to AFP, the suspect "called the police station in (nearby town) Aalen at 12:48 pm (1148 GMT) to inform them he had shot several people," police chief Reiner Moeller told reporters in a press conference hours after the killings. The young man stayed on the line, and when the first officers arrived minutes later at the hotel where the shooting took place, they immediately arrested him outside. "They were then able to identify six dead people both inside and behind the building," Moeller said, including three men aged 36, 65 and 69 and three women aged 36, 56 and 62.

Six people killed in shooting in south-west Germany

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At least six killed in mass shooting in northern Germany’s Stade town; suspect arrested, say police

Six people killed in shooting in south-west Germany