Main Suspect in Stade Welfare Facility Shooting Identified as 45-Year-Old Man with Turkish Roots
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- A 45-year-old man of Turkish roots, residing in the Hannover area, is the main suspect in a deadly shooting at a welfare facility in Stade, Germany.
- Luneburg Police Director Kathrin Schuol stated a child custody dispute over his three-month-old girl, present with her unharmed mother, is a possible motive.
- All victims were facility or child protective services employees.
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A deadly shooting occurred at a welfare facility in the German city of Stade, with all victims being employees of the facility or child protective services. The main suspect is a 45-year-old man with Turkish roots, and a child custody dispute is a possible motive.
BERLIN, June 29. /TASS/. The main suspect in the deadly shooting at a welfare facility in the German city of Stade is a 45-year-old man with Turkish roots, head of the Luneburg Police Directorate Kathrin Schuol has told reporters.
"What I can say about the culprit is that he is a 45-year-old man, born in Germany and permanently residing in the Hannover area. He has Turkish roots," she said, adding that the police previously knew of him, but he was not considered a danger to the public.
"The murder weapon has been seized by the police," she added.
According to the police chief, "all the victims were employees of the social welfare facility or of child protective services."
Schuol also said that a child custody dispute involving the suspect’s three-months-old girl, who was staying at the facility with her mother, could be a possible motive for the attack. The baby and the woman were not harmed in the incident.
Offene Fragen
- What is the suspect's name?
- What are the specific roles of the victims?
- What is the current status of the child custody dispute?
