Shooting in northern Germany leaves 5 dead

Five people died on Monday after a shooting took place in the Lower Saxon city of Stade in northern Germany, police said.

Stade police announced in a statement issued via their WhatsApp channel that five people were killed, and several others injured after a homicide took place at a youth welfare facility.

It reaffirmed that two suspected perpetrators, including the alleged shooter, were arrested.

Investigations into the background and the exact sequence of events are ongoing, the police added.