Overview
- Barku Barnstorfer Kunststofftechnik said two colleagues at its Barku Plastics site in Cleveland, Tennessee were killed in a crime at the plant on Monday.
- U.S. media citing local police reported that a 38-year-old employee opened fire on coworkers, fled, barricaded himself in a nearby house, and was later found dead in an apparent suicide.
- NBC News and ABC News reported the alleged shooter was in a termination process, a possible motive that authorities have not formally confirmed.
- Cleveland police were cited as saying the victims served as foremen, while the company declined to state their nationalities due to data-protection concerns.
- The German Foreign Office said official confirmations from the responsible authorities were still pending as the investigation continues and the German Embassy did not immediately comment.