According to the police, both the victims were 44 years old. (Representative)
Berlin, Germany:
A man opened fire on Thursday in the production hall of a Mercedes factory in Germany, killing two people, police said, adding that the suspect had been arrested.
“A 53-year-old man entered the hall at around 7:45 am (0545 GMT) and shot two people,” Ludwigsburg city police said in a statement.
Police said security staff detained the suspect in the hall of the Sindelfingen plant and handed him over to the police, who arrested him without resistance.
The victims, both 44-year-old men, later died from their injuries.
No one else was injured, police said on Twitter.
Police and rescue workers are still on site and the building has been evacuated and secured, police said, adding there was no danger to the public.
The motive for the attack is still being investigated.
Mercedes-Benz confirmed in a statement that two people had been killed and said that they and the suspect were employees of an external service provider.
It added, “We are extremely shocked and saddened by the tragic news we received from Sindelfingen this morning. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families and all colleagues at the scene.”
Bild Daily reported that the suspect is an employee of a logistics company.
Around 35,000 people are employed at the Mercedes plant in Solingen, which produces the German car giant’s S-Class and premium Maybach models.
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