The man who is suspected of killing two people at a mechanical engineering company in south-western Germany had a permit for the weapon used in the shooting, police said on Wednesday.
The suspect, a 52-year-old German national who was an employee at the company, was member of a shooting club.
One person remains in critical condition following the attack in the town of Bad Friedrichshall, some 100 kilometres south of Frankfurt, on Tuesday.
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Two employees of the firm were killed after a masked person entered the company’s premises in the early evening and then fired shots at the men.
A third employee, a 52-year-old man, was critically injured in the shooting and his condition remains serious, according to police.
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.
He has since been remanded in custody. He is accused on two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
Twenty-five employees were on site during the crime, police said on Wednesday. They were taken out of the building and questioned by officers.
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A homicide squad has taken over the investigation with forensic investigators at the scene on Wednesday.
Around 20,000 people live in Bad Friedrichshall, located in the prosperous state of Baden-Württemberg.
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.
Shooting incidents are uncommon in the European Union’s most populous nation.
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