Manhunt launched after two men shot dead and several injured as armed cops swarm factory site in Germany

AT LEAST two men have been killed and several injured in a horror shooting spree at a factory in Germany. Cops have launched a major manhunt after a gun-wielding suspect rampaged through a complex in Hamburg. The complex was home to a boxing gym and a meat wholesaler called Delta Credit: Google Street View At least two people were fatally shot at the attack in Germany Credit: Getty Huge numbers of police armed with submachine guns have swarmed to the complex on Lagerstrasse early on Tuesday evening. The building houses a meat wholesaler and a boxing gym – both of which are being searched by cops. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! One man was gunned down and killed at the scene while another was shot in the stomach and died in the ambulance, reported German newspaper Bild. Paramedics had been unable to save him after the bullet reportedly ripped through a major artery. Drones have been deployed to locate any potentially fleeing suspects from the sky. Hamburg Police have not yet released any theories about the motive for the heinous shooting. Rescue workers could not enter the building initially for fears that the perpetrator was still inside, reported News5. On Wednesday, tens of thousands of visitors are expected at a neighbouring exhibition hall for a large shipbuilding trade fair. Most read in The Sun Hamburg has been rocked by the terrifying attack Credit: Getty Hamburg police force raced to reports of a shooting on Tuesday evening Credit: Getty More than ten police cars and sevral ambulances are on site and officers have cordonned off the surrounding area. It comes just weeks after a gunman stormed a youth centre in Germany and killed six. The deadly rampage unfolded at a mother-and-baby centre in Stade, near Hamburg. Four women and one man died at the scene of the horror shooting and a sixth person died later in hospital. Mass shootings are relatively rare in Germany, especially when compared to the United States, but the nation has seen a recent spike in killings. In 2023, a gunman in Hamburg shot six people dead before killing himself at a Jehovah’s Witness worship hall. In 2016, an 18-year-old German-Iranian man who was obsessed with mass killings murdered at least nine people in Munich. More to follow… For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online Thesun.co.uk is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thesun and follow us on TikTok @TheSun. Comment now