Suspect in German shooting that killed 6 is found dead in his prison cell
Authorities said the suspect died by strangulation in custody after a shooting that killed six people at a youth welfare facility.
- On Tuesday, authorities found the suspect in last month's Stade shooting dead in his Bremervörde prison cell; a doctor determined he died by strangulation.
- Violence at a Stade youth welfare facility on June 29 killed six people, including shelter and regional youth welfare office employees; investigators linked the attack to a custody dispute.
- Investigators found no evidence of anyone else involved in the suspect's death, according to the regional justice ministry in Lower Saxony; the investigation indicates he killed himself.
- With the suspect's death, the murder investigation concludes, effectively ending the path to courtroom accountability for the victims' families.
- The incident in Stade underscores the dangers of domestic disputes; the facility provided temporary accommodation for pregnant women and young mothers near Hamburg.
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After the bloodshed of Stade with six dead, the alleged perpetrator has taken his own life. Now there are new details on the case.
A 45-year-old is said to have shot six youth workers in Stade, and now he was found dead in his prison cell. Investigators continue to search for answers.
The man suspected of a shooting incident in which six people were killed in northern Germany last month has been found dead in his prison cell. According to the Ministry of Justice of the state of Lower Saxony, everything points to him having taken his own life. The 45-year-old suspect was found dead this morning in a prison in Bremervörde. A doctor determined that he died from strangulation. There are no indications that others were involved i…
The author of an armed attack in Germany, at a reception center of mother and child, soldier with six deaths, in June, committed suicide in prison, announces Tuesday the Regional Ministry of Justice in Lower Saxony, reports AFP.
A man suspected of killing six people at a maternity home in the German town of Stade, west of Hamburg, in late June, has committed suicide in custody. He was found dead in his prison cell early this morning, according to the Lower Saxony justice ministry.
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