Five people were shot dead at a youth welfare facility in Germany on Monday and the suspected gunman was arrested, police said, in one of the country’s deadliest shootings in years.

Two suspects were arrested, one of whom is believed to have fired the shots.

A shooting at a youth welfare facility in northern Germany on Monday leaves six people dead

Local media reported that the incident had taken place in a youth centre in central Stade.

At least five people were killed in a shooting near a youth center in Stade, Germany, on Monday