Six people were killed in a shooting on Monday at a youth welfare facility in the northern German town of Stade, police said.
Five people – four women and a man – died at the scene of the shooting. A sixth, also an adult, died later in hospital.
A main suspect was arrested, while another two people were subject to “police measures” on suspicion of involvement, police said in a statement without elaborating.
They said several people were wounded, some of them seriously, German news agency dpa reported, but they did not give a specific figure or information on the victims’ identity.
Police said the shooting took place in the facility on Dankersstrasse, a street south of the town centre.
The site includes temporary accommodation for pregnant women or young mothers with children.