Two people have died after a shooting that took place this Thursday at the Mercedes-Benz Factory 56 plant in the city of Sindelfingen, southern Germany.. The alleged assailant, a 53-year-old man, was a colleague of the deceased and turned himself in without resisting the police after shooting his victims.

The shooting occurred around 05:00 local time (03:00 GMT) and it was shortly after when the police received a first notice alerting that shots had been fired at the plant.. A strong police device was immediately deployed in the compound that cordoned off the area.

The Ludwigsburg district police initially reported, through its Twitter account, that the altercation had left one dead, but in a new message it has reported that another man later died in the hospital where he had been admitted.. Ambos tenían 44 años de edad.

In addition, it has been on the same social network where they have declared that the alleged attacker has been arrested, noting that a strong police operation has been deployed throughout the compound, although the situation does not pose a danger to the population.

As indicated by the German newspaper Bild, the defendant was 53 years old and, apparently, was an external worker for a logistics company, who was charged after the alleged murder weapon appeared.. In addition, they have explained that soon both he and the witnesses will be subjected to a series of interrogations.

For its part, the factory has issued a statement of calm in which they clarify that there is no danger to the workers and that they will remain in contact with the authorities to clarify the facts.

Mercedes spokesman Johannes Leifert wanted to show his condolences to the families of the victims in a statement. “We have been deeply shocked and shocked by the tragic news from Sindelfingen; our thoughts are with the victims, their families and colleagues.”