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A bloody act at a recycling center shocks Hagen.
A suspect is said to have fired shots at three men, and one victim died.
Hagen - A 54-year-old man was killed in shots fired at a recycling center in Hagen on Friday.
Two other men were critically injured, a police spokesman said.
The alleged perpetrator is a 77-year-old.
The emergency services were able to arrest the man shortly after the bloody crime, the spokesman said in response to a dpa request.
“Bild” had previously reported on the shooting in South Westphalia.
According to initial findings, the 77-year-old fired the shots in a building on the site of the recycling center.
The spokesman said that nothing could yet be said about the exact course of events and the motive.
The two critically injured people are a 48-year-old and a 23-year-old.
Rescue helicopters were requested for both.
According to the spokesman, the police came to the crime scene with a large contingent.
Shortly before 3 p.m. the emergency services were called to the industrial area.
A large area was cordoned off there.
dpa