At least two dead after a shootout with an employee at a German Mercedes Benz plant

At least two people have died this Thursday when there was a shooting after 07:00. at a Mercedes Benz manufacturing plant in Sindelfingen, south of Germany. The alleged perpetrator, a external employee 53 years old, has already been arrested and the police believe that there were no other people involved in the events.

“There was a series of shots. One person was killed and another was seriously injured. The background is still unclear“, said the police spokesman previously, quoted by the German newspaper ‘Bild’. Later the second death was confirmed.

emergency teams, with two helicopters and several doctorsare in the factory 56 of Sindelfingen, where the company produces its luxurious S-Class sedan. The S-Class model. The plant, located 17 kilometers from Stuttgart, has about 35,000 workers.

Several Mercedes Benz employees who were working while everything happened informed ‘Bild’ that it was said that the attack was directed at team leaders. The shots were fired in the area of ​​the team leader’s office.

Police confirmed on Twitter that an operation was underway at the plant, but he did not mention any other victims. Mercedes confirmed that an incident had occurred at the plant and that it was in contact with the authorities, without giving further details.

“We are in contact with the authorities and we are trying to clarify the facts. Employee safety comes first,” the company said in a statement.

“We are deeply shocked and saddened for the tragic news from Sindelfingen this morning. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families and all colleagues at the scene. We are in contact with the authorities and we are trying to clarify the facts. Employee safety comes first,” the company said in a statement.

The workers are being treated psychologically, according to a police spokesman. There is no longer any danger to employees and the routine has been recovered: “Production continues as normal, except for the shooting location.”

In 2012, a shooting at a factory belonging to the 3M technology in the city of Hilden, in western Germany, left one dead and four injured.