Bundeswehr soldier is said to have shot four people on Friday night, including a child. The suspect turned himself in after the crime and was arrested by the police.

“A motive in the family environment cannot be ruled out,” explained the investigators, who are examining a car in front of the Von Düring barracks in Rotenburg. The background to the crimes was initially not known, but a motive has now been established, the police said. The incident took place in the Rotenburg district of Lower Saxony.