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The police discovered three bodies, including a child, in a residential building.
A large area had previously been cordoned off for hours.
Montabaur - According to police, three people, including a child, were killed in an act of violence in a residential area in Montabaur.
Emergency services also discovered the suspected perpetrator seriously injured after entering the building, a police spokesman said on Thursday.
There is no longer any threat.
He spoke of a “family drama”.
No further information can be given at the moment about the exact background, he said.
He also gave no details about the identity of the “seriously injured person”.
The criminal police and the public prosecutor's office took over the further investigation.
Witnesses still need to be interviewed and forensics are on site.
According to dpa information, investigators assume that the victims were shot.
Previously, a large area in Montabaur, a city in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, had been cordoned off as a precaution.
The police said one person had been in a psychological state of emergency since the early hours of the morning.
In order to exclude possible dangers for residents, passers-by and employees of surrounding companies, the area was cordoned off and evacuated.
Numerous rescue and police forces were on site.
The police had not ruled out the possibility that it was an armed person.
According to her own statements, she started negotiations and the access took place on Thursday afternoon.
After entering the building, the police found the three bodies.
dpa