Following fatal shootings in Stade: Memorial service held in Hanover – three victims were employees of the region
Six adults were killed in shootings at a mother-and-child home in Stade, Lower Saxony. A memorial service was held in Hanover. Three of the victims worked for the Hanover region.
Following fatal shootings in Stade: Memorial service held in Hanover – three victims were employees of the region
Following the shooting at a mother-and-child home in Stade, Lower Saxony, in which six adults were killed, a memorial service was held in Hanover on Tuesday. The victims consisted of three women and three men. Three of them were employees of the Hanover region, as NDR.de reports.
The incident occurred on Monday evening at a Diakonie facility in Stade. A 43-year-old man, who apparently had a relationship with one of the women, is said to have entered the home and shot several people. He subsequently is believed to have taken his own life.
The three Hanover region employees who lost their lives in the incident were working at the mother-and-child home. The Hanover region is a special-purpose municipal association in Lower Saxony that is responsible for both municipal and regional tasks.
The memorial service in Hanover served to help process grief and to commemorate the victims. Politicians and representatives of the region participated. The incident has caused deep concern throughout the region.
Investigations into the incident and the background of the perpetrator are ongoing. The police are investigating in particular how the act of violence came about and whether there were any signs beforehand of such an incident.
The question of why police were not present at a care planning meeting that apparently preceded the perpetrator's actions is also occupying public attention and investigators.
Source: Google News LU DE