German police in a spa town north of Frankfurt on Sunday were expanding a manhunt for a suspect still on the loose after two people were fatally shot a day earlier.
A huge search is under way in Germany for a gunman believed to still be at large after shooting two people dead yesterday.
German police in a spa town north of Frankfurt on Sunday were expanding a manhunt for a suspect still on the loose after two people were fatally shot a day earlier. Police in the Hesse region said the two victims were gunned down in a residential area of Bad Nauheim, about 22 miles north of Frankfurt. Authorities currently have no idea what the motive was behind the brutal attack. Investigators have also not yet identified the victims.
German news agency DPA reported that a police spokesperson had cited evidence pointing to a single perpetrator but that authorities could not rule out the possibility that others might have been involved.
According to Hessenschau, a regional publication linked to a public broadcaster, a large police contingent was deployed after the shootings on Saturday, and local residents indicated that special forces had been sent to the site, along with emergency vehicles and a police helicopter.
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