00:00A child custody dispute appears to be at the center of a deadly shooting at a shelter for mothers and
00:06children in northern Germany on Monday.
00:08Police say a 45-year-old man opened fire at the facility in Stade, near Hamburg, after arriving for a
00:15scheduled appointment.
00:16Six people were killed, all employees of the shelter.
00:20Five died at the scene, a sixth later died in hospital.
00:24Authorities say the suspect's three-month-old daughter and the child's mother are safe.
00:30Officials say the alleged gunman, the mother, and another female are in custody as investigators work to establish the circumstances
00:37of the attack.
00:38German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he was deeply shocked by the violence at a place meant to provide protection.
00:46Police later said there was no threat to the wider public.
00:49Mass shootings are rare in Germany, and authorities are continuing their investigation into what led to the attack.
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