A masked man who opened fire in a cinema complex in the small western German town of Viernheim, near Frankfurt, has been shot dead, according to German media.
Published : 23 Jun 2016, 09:07 PM
Police shot the man dead after elite forces stormed the complex, the Mannheimer Morgen newspaper reported, citing the interior minister of Hesse state on Thursday.
The Darmstaedter Echo said 20 to 50 people had been wounded.
Several media reported that the man had entered the cinema complex at around 3pm local time (1500 GMT).
The Frankfurter Allgemeine said it was unclear if there was a political or ideological motive or whether it was a robbery that went wrong.