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2026-10-09 · DW

Two German officials shot dead during routine gun inspection in Bavaria; suspect arrested after overnight standoff

Two local government employees have been shot dead while checking whether legally owned firearms were being stored correctly The armed suspect barricaded himself inside his Bavarian home before police stormed the building and arrested him after a 12-hour standoff Here is a roundup of top stories from and about Germany on Friday, October 9, 2026: Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add DW as a Preferred Source on Google. Two local government employees have been shot dead during a routine firearms inspection at a home in southern Germany, police said. A 60-year-old suspect was arrested early Friday following a standoff lasting more than 12 hours in the Bavarian village of Berngau.

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