Police continued to search for a 34-year-old suspect on Saturday evening, after four people were severely injured in shooting incidents in the western German town of Hagen.
Among the injured was the suspect's wife, police in the state of North-Rhine Westphalia said. The four victims have been hospitalized, with one in a life-threatening condition.
The suspected perpetrator, of Turkish nationality, is still on the run, with a police helicopter being used in the search. Police searched a supermarket and a nearby forest after receiving tip-offs from local residents.
Police said the man shot his wife in a residential building in Hagen, south of Dortmund, likely due to a family dispute.
He then drove to a nearby hair salon and shot three further people before fleeing the crime scene on foot.
Officers were on site with a large contingent and authorities urged the public to avoid the area around the crime scenes. "Do not put yourself in danger! If you observe anything suspicious, please call the emergency number 110," it said in a message posted on the social media platform X.
Police from the western city of Dortmund police have taken over the large-scale operation and set up a task force. No further details on the identities of the three other victims have been released.
