Alleged perpetrator arrested
Shots in the Mercedes factory: one dead and at least one seriously injured in Sindelfingen
The shots were fired on the premises of Mercedes-Benz’s “Factory 56” in Sindelfingen
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Large-scale operation for the police in Sindelfingen. Shots were fired in a Mercedes-Benz factory this morning. A human is dead.
One person was killed and at least one other seriously injured by shots fired at the Sindelfingen plant of the automaker Mercedes-Benz on Thursday morning. The suspected shooter was arrested. The situation appears to be under control. “There is no danger for outsiders,” said a police spokeswoman, according to the “Stuttgarter Zeitung”.
Large-scale police operation in the Mercedes plant in Sindelfingen
It is not known who he and his victims are. At around 7.45 a.m., the police were informed by an emergency call about the shots fired in “Factory 56” in the Böblingen district, around 15 kilometers south-west of Stuttgart. Heavily armed special forces then raced to the car factory, and helicopters were also deployed. The background to the crime is still unclear.
The “Factory 56” is a new work by Mercedes-Benz. Among other things, the new generation of the S-Class will be produced on an area the size of around 30 football pitches, according to the company.
The “Bild” newspaper first reported on the fatal incident at the plant.
More on this shortly at this point.
Sources: Police headquarters in Ludwigsburg, “Stuttgart Newspaper”, “Bild” newspaper, Mercedes Benz, DPA news agency