Overview
- The shooting, which occurred on June 29, 2026, at a mother‑child facility in Stade left six people dead and prompted a criminal investigation.
- On November 13, 2026 the public prosecutor filed charges against the shooter's 34‑year‑old life partner as a suspected perpetrator and a 65‑year‑old acquaintance as an alleged helper.
- Prosecutors say forensic tests and other investigative findings show gunshot residue on the partner's clothing, signs of blast trauma, and allegations she carried a bag with a pistol and knife into the facility; these remain allegations and not court findings.
- The accused woman’s lawyer denies the charges and says the defence will comment during the main trial, while the shooter, 45, died by suicide in custody after his arrest.
- The case now moves toward a Hauptverhandlung at the regional court, and prosecutors have also separately charged an alleged weapons seller who is accused of supplying the pistol used in the attack.