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German nightclub shooting: 'Two dead' in Constance | |
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Two people have been killed and three seriously injured in a nightclub shooting in the German city of Constance, police say. | Two people have been killed and three seriously injured in a nightclub shooting in the German city of Constance, police say. |
A man opened fire at about 04:30 (01:30 GMT) on Sunday, killing one person. The gunman was then shot and injured by police, and died later in hospital. | |
The attack unfolded at the Grey club on Max-Stromeyer-Strasse. | |
Multiple German reports said the second person killed was a guest at the club. | |
Others were able to save themselves by fleeing outside or hiding, police said. | |
A doorman appeared to have been shot with an automatic pistol as he tried to stop the attacker, witnesses told broadcaster SWR. | |
One police officer was also wounded in the exchange of fire. The officer's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. | |
Police and prosecutors said in a statement (in German) that special commando forces and a police helicopter had been deployed in the city, as it was not yet known if the suspect had accomplices. | |
The motive for the shooting is not immediately clear. |