Man, 53, arrested over fatal shooting at Mercedes-Benz factory in Germany

A worker has been shot dead at a Mercedes-Benz factory in Germany (Andrew Matthews/PA)

A man has opened fire at a Mercedes-Benz factory in south-west Germany, leaving one person dead and another seriously wounded.

The shooting occurred in Sindelfingen, a city near Stuttgart. A 53-year-old suspect has been taken into custody, a spokesman for the Stuttgart prosecutor’s office said.