Three dead in sports club shooting
Published: 20 Aug, 2013 CET.
Updated: Tue 20 Aug 2013 22:14 CET
At least three people were killed and five others wounded on Tuesday evening when a man opened fire at a sports club in a village in southern Germany, police said.
Police in Heidelberg said two men were killed and five others injured, one of them seriously in the shooting. The man then shot himself at the club in the village of Dossenheim, where a meeting was being held.
Emergency services were first called at around 7pm to the sports club building.
A police spokesman said the background and motive for the shooting was unclear.
DPA/The Local
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Police in Heidelberg said two men were killed and five others injured, one of them seriously in the shooting. The man then shot himself at the club in the village of Dossenheim, where a meeting was being held.
Emergency services were first called at around 7pm to the sports club building.
A police spokesman said the background and motive for the shooting was unclear.
DPA/The Local
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