- Jul 1
Six people shot dead in Stade youth welfare facility; custody dispute suspected as motive
A 45-year-old man fatally shot six employees of a youth welfare office and a mother-child facility in Stade, Lower Saxony, after a scheduled meeting about the custody of his infant daughter. Prosecutors are treating the case as a sixfold murder.
- Jun 29
Child custody dispute triggers shooting at German welfare facility, six dead
Police have arrested a 45-year-old man after a shooting at a mother-and-child welfare facility in Stade, Germany, that killed six employees and injured several others. The attack stemmed from a family custody dispute over the suspect's three-month-old daughter.
- Jun 29
Father kills six youth welfare workers in Stade after custody hearing; police form murder commission
A 45-year-old man opened fire during a child-protection meeting at a mother-and-child home in Stade, killing four women and two men. The victims were employees of the youth welfare office and the facility. The attack followed a custody dispute over the man's three-month-old daughter.
