A man has opened fire at a Mercedes-Benz factory in south-west Germany, leaving two people dead.
The shooting occurred in Sindelfingen, a city near Stuttgart. A 53-year-old suspect has been taken into custody, a spokesman for the Stuttgart prosecutor’s office said.
Police received the first emergency calls at around 7.45am local time on Thursday, a police spokeswoman told the news agency dpa.
All three worked for Rhenus, a logistics company, dpa reported.
Police tweeted that there was no further danger to employees at the plant.
In a statement, Mercedes-Benz said that two people were killed at its Sindelfingen plant and the company was “deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic newsâ€.
“Our thoughts are with the victims, their families and all colleagues on site,†the company’s statement said.
The sprawling Sindelfingen works employ around 35,000 workers producing E-Class and S-Class luxury sedans and CLS and GLC coupes, according to the company’s website. It also houses planning, purchasing and development and design departments.
