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The two employees who died in a shooting attack at a mechanical engineering company in south-western Germany were brothers, police and prosecutors said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
One person remains in critical condition following the attack in the town of Bad Friedrichshall, some 100 kilometres south of Frankfurt, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The suspect, a 52-year-old German national who was an employee at the company, was a member of a shooting club and had a permit for the weapon used, police said,<\/p>\n
Two brothers – aged 49 and 44 – were killed after a masked person entered the company’s premises in the early evening and then fired shots at them.<\/p>\n
The suspected perpetrator was arrested in the town of Seckach following an hours-long manhunt. His motive remains unclear, a spokesman for the local public prosecutor’s office said.<\/p>\n
He has since been remanded in custody and is refusing to speak to investigators. He is accused of two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.<\/p>\n
Twenty-five employees were on site during the crime, police said on Wednesday. They were taken out of the building and questioned by officers.<\/p>\n
Around 20,000 people live in Bad Friedrichshall, located in the prosperous state of Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg.<\/p>\n
Bad Friedrichshall’s mayor Timo Frey told dpa he was shocked by the news. He said the family-owned company, which makes gears, is well-known in the area and is a major employer with a staff of around 400.<\/p>\n