German authorities have arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of killing six employees at a support centre for mothers and children in the northern city of Stade during a meeting about custody arrangements for his infant daughter.
Police said the suspect attended the facility on Monday for a scheduled custody meeting concerning future care arrangements for his three-month-old daughter before allegedly producing an unlicensed firearm and opening fire on staff. Six employees died following the attack, while the child's mother and the infant were not injured.
