Overview
- Cleveland Police confirmed the two victims were German citizens and said the case is being investigated with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation as a double homicide.
- The suspected gunman, a 38-year-old American who worked at the plant, fled after the attack, barricaded himself in a nearby house and was later found dead, with police saying he likely died by suicide.
- The shooting occurred Monday at Barku Plastics in Cleveland, Tennessee, the U.S. subsidiary of German company Barku Barnstorfer Kunststofftechnik.
- U.S. outlets citing police reported the suspect was in a dismissal or termination process, but authorities have not formally established a motive.
- The company issued a public statement expressing shock and condolences, while reports differ on the release of personal details as German officials acknowledged the case without adding specifics.