2 Killed in Stabbing in Southwest Germany, Suspect Detained

2 Killed in Stabbing in Southwest Germany, Suspect Detained
A street has been cordoned off in the Oggersheim district of the city of Ludwigshafen, Germany, on Oct. 18, 2022. Keutz TV-NEWS/dpa via AP
The Associated Press
Updated:

BERLIN—Two people were killed and another seriously wounded in a stabbing Tuesday in southwestern Germany, police said. The suspected assailant was detained.

Police said that they were alerted to the stabbing in a suburb of the city of Ludwigshafen on Tuesday afternoon. The 25-year-old suspect, a Somali citizen, initially fled the scene and was detained in a drugstore.