2023 Mercedes-Benz factory shooting

The Mercedes-Benz factory in Sindelfingen, in 2020.

On 11 May 2023, a man opened fire in a Mercedes-Benz factory in Sindelfingen, a city near Stuttgart, Germany, killing two people.[1] The 53-year-old perpetrator was taken into custody.[2] Police tweeted that there was no further danger to employees at the plant.[3]

Reuters noted that the "incident was the latest of a number of mass shootings in Germany in recent years, many of which had a connection with extremism." The shooter and victims were Turkish nationals. No motive was established on the day of the shooting.[4] The suspect later told the Stuttgart regional court that he was motivated "out of fear of being fired and because he had felt bullied at work". In December 2023, the perpetrator was sentenced to life in prison.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Mercedes-Benz shooting: Two killed at factory in Germany". BBC News. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  2. ↑ Amann, Christina; Wissenbach, Ilona (2023-05-11). "Shooting at German Mercedes plant leaves two dead; man arrested". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  3. ↑ Ziady, Nadine Schmidt, Hanna (2023-05-11). "Two dead in shooting at Mercedes-Benz plant in Germany | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2023-05-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Amann, Christina; Wissenbach, Ilona (2023-05-11). "Shooting at German Mercedes plant kills two; production halted". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  5. ↑ Presse, AFP-Agence France. "Life Sentence Over Mercedes Plant Shooting In Germany". barrons. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
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