Overview
- Police say a shooter opened fire at a refuge and youth support centre on Dankerstrasse in Stade, killing six people and wounding others before officers secured the scene.
- Authorities detained the presumed shooter and two other people, with officials saying three suspects are now in custody as forensic teams and investigators work at the site.
- Police announced that the centre serves pregnant women, mothers with young children and minors and that a child connected to the case has been placed in social-services care.
- Officials said the attack is likely linked to a custody dispute, and investigators are interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence to establish motive and sequence of events after Monday's shooting.
- The massacre is rare in Germany, where gun laws are strict, and the case is likely to prompt scrutiny of safety at aid centres and review of how custody disputes are handled by authorities.