FRANKFURT: Two people were shot dead in southwestern Germany on Sunday, police said, adding that the suspected gunman was also found dead in what appeared to be a domestic incident.

The attacker was reportedly a hunter, according to Bild newspaper and broadcaster SWR. Police in the Reutlingen region said they received several reports of gunshots in the town of Albstadt-Lautlingen shortly after 12:30pm.

Officers arrived at the scene to find three people dead “including the suspected perpetrator”, Reutlingen police wrote on X. Two others were injured, they said, in what appeared to be a family tragedy.

“Initial findings point to a domestic incident,” they said on X.

Regional broadcaster SWR, citing security sources, said the gunman was a 63-year-old man who killed his mother and son and injured his wife and daughter. The injured women were taken to hospital by helicopter, SWR added.

The incident triggered a large police deployment, with numerous emergency vehicles pictured in the area.

Published in Dawn, July 15th, 2024