6 Killed in German Mass Shooting: Turkish Muslim Opens Fire at Youth Welfare Facility Over Custody Dispute
Six people were killed Monday in Germany after a Turkish gunman opened fire at a youth welfare facility in Stade, Lower Saxony, in what authorities believe was a custody-related massacre involving his three-month-old daughter.
The attack, according to reports, took place at a mother-and-child facility,, a place meant to protect vulnerable women and children from danger. Instead, it became the scene of one of Germany’s deadliest shootings in recent years.
🇩🇪🔴BREAKING: The perpetrator who shot and killed 6 people was born in Germany but has Turkish roots.
Police say the motive was a custody battle over his baby.
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Police said five victims died at the scene, while a sixth died later in hospital. The dead were four women and two men, all employees of the facility or connected youth welfare authorities.
The suspected gunman, a 45-year-old man from the Hanover area, was arrested shortly after the attack. German reporting has described him as German-born with Turkish citizenship or dual nationality.
