An alert was raised in southern Germany on Tuesday night after a masked gunman stormed a gear factory in Bad Friedrichshall, near Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, and opened fire, fatally injuring two men. and very seriously a third, who is hospitalized in critical condition.
According to a statement from the local police, the scene is being investigated and there is no wider danger to the public. Authorities have launched a manhunt to locate the assailant, who fled after the attack.
The attack took place at 17:45 local time at the premises of the Hänel company. The police were called immediately and rushed with reinforced forces including a helicopter. A team of the German Police Special Forces is also operating at the scene.
Information states that the perpetrator is allegedly an employee of the company (storekeeper), whose building he broke into by shooting with a carbine.
