Shooting in Stade, northern Germany, kills 5, police say

Five people were killed in a shooting on Monday at a youth welfare facility in the northern German town of Stade, police said.

Five people were killed in a shooting on Monday at a youth welfare facility in the northern German town of Stade, police said. Two people were arrested, including the suspected shooter.

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Other people were wounded, police said, but they did not give a figure.

Police said the shooting took place in the facility on Dankersstrasse, a street south of the town center. That facility includes temporary accommodation for pregnant women or young mothers with children.