Suspected Shooter at Mercedes-Benz Plant Had No Firearm Licence – Police

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A 53-year previous particular person suspected of firing pictures and killing two colleagues at a manufacturing plant run by German carmaker Mercedes-Benz on Thursday had no license to personal a gun, police stated on Friday.

The suspect has been in custody since his arrest on the plant, positioned some 17 km (10.6 miles) southwest of Stuttgart, and police on Friday stated it was doubtless that he “possessed the firearm illegally”.

Two 44-year previous males, who police stated labored with the person on the web site, have been killed on account of the capturing, police stated, including the accused gave no cause for his motion when introduced earlier than a choose and that his motive remained a matter of ongoing investigations.

Police have arrange a particular investigations crew to look into the capturing, which is the newest such incident in Germany in recent times, lots of which had a reference to extremism.

Mercedes-Benz, meantime, stated it could halt manufacturing on the affected areas of the plant till the tip of the week, declining to touch upon particulars of the capturing or potential motives.

(Reporting by Christoph Steitz; enhancing by Matthias Williams)

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