Suspected shooter at Mercedes-Benz plant had no firearm licence - police

FILE PHOTO: Ambulance cars are parked outside a Mercedes plant after a suspect was detained following a shooting at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen near Stuttgart, Germany, May 11, 2023. REUTERS/Tilman Blasshofer

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A 53-year old individual suspected of firing shots and killing two colleagues at a production plant run by German carmaker Mercedes-Benz on Thursday had no license to own a gun, police said on Friday.

The suspect has been in custody since his arrest at the plant, located some 17 km (10.6 miles) southwest of Stuttgart, and police on Friday said it was likely that he "possessed the firearm illegally".