Esslingen Tragedy: Fatal Shooting and Fire Linked to Tenant Dispute

Two men are dead and two others injured following an alleged dispute over a pending eviction in Esslingen, Germany.

• The incident occurred in the early morning when neighbors reported hearing explosions and saw smoke rising from a building in Esslingen's old town.
• Police suspect a 61-year-old tenant, facing eviction, shot the 31-year-old son of the landlord and then set the building on fire before taking his own life.
• A 32-year-old woman was severely injured after jumping from a window to escape the fire, and the 76-year-old landlord was rescued from a balcony.
• Authorities have recovered potential firearms used in the incident and are conducting autopsies to confirm the cause of death for the two men.
• The investigation is ongoing with police interviewing witnesses to piece together the sequence of events leading to the deadly altercation.

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