Overview
- The German company Barku confirmed two employees of its US subsidiary in Cleveland, Tennessee, were killed on Monday.
- Local police and US media reported that a 38-year-old coworker opened fire at the plant and then fled.
- Authorities said the suspect barricaded himself in a nearby house, where a tactical unit later found him dead after a multi-hour standoff.
- Police reports cited by US outlets said the victims were German citizens, and one account said they were foremen at the facility.
- US media, citing officials, reported the suspect was in a termination process, while investigators have not announced a motive and the German Embassy had not commented to dpa at the time.