Shots fired in Baden-Württemberg Hunter kills two people and himself
Three people have been killed in a shooting in Lautlingen (D) in Baden-Württemberg. The suspected perpetrator is a hunter who was on the run.
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- A man has fired shots at several people in Lautlingen (D) in Baden-Württemberg.
- The police confirm that three people have been killed.
During a large-scale operation in Albstadt on the Swabian Alb, police found three dead and two injured. A police spokeswoman said that the suspected perpetrator was among the dead.
The injured were two women who were taken to hospital seriously injured. It was not a rampage. Investigators are assuming that it was more likely an act within the family.
According to the spokeswoman, shots were reported to the police on Sunday afternoon. A large number of officers then went to Lautlingen - a district of Albstadt with 1,800 inhabitants. The dead and injured were found there. A special task force was also deployed. According to reports, there was no danger to the population.
As first reported by "Bild" and other media, numerous rescue teams were deployed and two helicopters were also on the scene.
The alleged perpetrator is said to be a hunter, the newspaper writes. This information could not initially be confirmed by the police.
The suspected perpetrator was a hunter, as the police and public prosecutor's office announced in the evening. Whether the firearm used and seized in the crime was one of the weapons legally possessed by the 63-year-old German as part of his hunting activities is part of the investigation. During a large-scale operation on Sunday, emergency services found three dead and two seriously injured people in a residential building in Albstadt.
Family dispute as the trigger?
Warnings about the perpetrator were circulating on social media. "In Lautlingen, someone is out and about in the village with a gun," wrote one user. "The SEK has been alerted to Lautlingen. Stay in the house and close the doors."
According to unconfirmed information in the newspaper, a family dispute could have triggered the crime. A man is said to have killed his family and then executed himself. The police have not yet commented on this.