Germany news: Stade attack victims yet to be identified
06/30/2026 June 30, 2026 Stade shooting: Court issues pre-trial detention warrant Investigators comb the scene of a youth home after Monday's shooting Image: Ulrich Perrey/dpa/picture
06/30/2026 June 30, 2026 Stade shooting: Court issues pre-trial detention warrant Investigators comb the scene of a youth home after Monday's shooting Image: Ulrich Perrey/dpa/picture alliance A German court on Tuesday evening issued a pre-trial detention warrant for a 45-year-old man in connection with a mass shooting which left six people dead in the northern city of Stade on Monday. The man was detained at the scene but, under German law, police require such a warrant in order to continue to hold a suspect in custody beyond the end of the following day.
Prosecutors intend to charge the suspect with six counts of murder on account of the "malicious" nature of his actions and the "base" motives behind them. The man is suspected of opening fire at a mother-and-child care meeting attended by youth welfare officers and social workers. "During a care planning meeting attended by several staff members … he allegedly suddenly fired the firearm he had brought with him at the staff members with the intent to kill them," read a statement.
Five of the victims died at the scene while a fifth later succumbed to their injuries in hospital. According to current police information, the incident likely stems from a dispute over child custody rights. The suspect had an appointment at the facility regarding custody of his three-month-old daughter. The child and her 34-year-old mother were unharmed during the incident. Investigators are yet to disclose the nature of the weapon involved or how the suspect allegedly obtained it.
According to the authorities, he was not in possession of a firearms license.
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