Stade Gunman Kills 6 Youth Center Staff in Custody Dispute, Leaving Several Wounded
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 29
Stade Gunman Kills 6 Youth Center Staff in Custody Dispute, Leaving Several Wounded
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 29
Summary
Six staff members at a mothers and children's centre in Stade were killed after a 45-year-old man opened fire during a custody-related appointment over his three-month-old daughter.
Police said the attack was driven by family reasons, with no political or economic motive; the baby's mother and child were in the office at the time but were not harmed.
Five victims died inside the facility and a sixth later died in hospital; several other people were wounded, and all those killed were adults.
Three people, including the suspected gunman, were detained after he fled in a car driven by a woman; police said he was known over threats but was not considered particularly violent and had no firearms licence.
The shooting at the youth welfare facility in the city of about 50,000 near Hamburg prompted a major police response and led nearby daycare and primary school children to be collected by parents.