4 killed in shooting in German town, shooter surrenders

BERLIN. August 19. KAZINFORM A shooter, who killed 4 people and seriously injured a woman in a shooting, surrendered after the police stormed into a house in the western German town of Schwalmtal on Tuesday, said local police; Kazinform cites China View.

The shooting was initially thought to be accompanied by a hostage-taking, police said, and the shooter surrendered after the police stormed into the garden house which he barricaded himself. Police earlier said there were six hostages in the garden house, but later said there was no hostages there, according to the report of German Press Agency (DPA).

The identity of those killed and injured was still not clear and they might be immediate family members or outsiders, according to the report of DPA.

Two possible reasons for the shooting were widely reported by the local media, one is related to a divorce case, the other is about forced removal; Kazinform has learnt from China View.

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