According to the Associated Press, A shooting took place at the Mercedes-Benz plant in the city of Sindelfingen near Stuttgart, which left two people dead. The suspect, a 53-year-old Turkish citizen, was detained by law enforcement agencies, the Stuttgart prosecutor's office said.
As specified, the first calls to the rescue service were received at about 7:45 am local time. By the time the police arrived at the scene, the suspect had already been neutralized by the company's security staff. He was arrested on suspicion of a double murder. Prosecutors did not provide details of the dead men and said the motive for the attack was under investigation.
Mercedes-Benz expressed deep regret in an official statement, adding that the dead were employees of the logistics company Rhenus, which serves the plant.