Ansbach shooting: Suspect arrested after gunman kills two people in southern Germany

A man has been arrested after killing at least two people in southern Germany.  

 

A police statement reported "several incidents" at 11:30am local time. The Mittelfranken police said a man in a convertible silver Mercedes Cabrio, license plate AN-W 129,  fired at a woman, who died immediately, before fleeing the scene. 

 

A short time later a cyclist in the hamlet of Rammersdorf, not far from the first crime scene, was also shot and killed. Subsequently a farmer and another motorist were shot at or threatened with firearms. Initial reports suggest both were unharmed.

 

The police conducted a "massive manhunt for the fugitive Mercedes", the press office statement said.  By midday local time the police said a man from Leutershausen had been arrested. 

 

The motive for the attacks is still unclear. The suspect's identity has not yet been revealed.