The incident occurred in the town of Viernheim, near Frankfurt.
Updated: 17.08
A masked man with a gun and an ammunition belt reportedly opened fire before barricading himself inside.
Police stormed the complex after shots were heard. However, Germany’s interior minister Peter Bleuth said that no-one else was injured.
“The police thought that the gunman was holding hostages and because of that he was shot dead,” he said.
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