Prosecutors charge two women and a gun seller over the six killings in Stade

Charges against three people

On Friday, 13 November 2026, the Stade public prosecutor's office announced indictments over the shooting of 29 June 2026 at a mother-child facility in Stade, where six people were killed. The office said so in a statement. The shooting suspect's partner, a 34-year-old woman, is charged with murder. Prosecutors say she knew about his plans, shared his motive and actively supported him both during preparation and during the attack. They also consider the murder feature of treachery to be met, because the victims were unsuspecting and did not expect an assault. According to Bild, the same woman also faces a charge of unlawful weapon possession, and investigators found gunshot residue on her clothing and assume she carried the weapon bag into the building. Bild also reports that she allegedly struck an injured social worker who was escaping through a window. Her lawyer, as reported by Bild, said she denies the allegations and that a statement will follow at the main hearing.

The driver and the weapon sale

The woman accused of driving the getaway car is a 65-year-old family acquaintance who had described herself as the child's godmother. Prosecutors charge her with aiding murder in six cases. They allege that she knew about the shooter's plans before the attack, helped him prepare and then drove him away from the scene. A 49-year-old kiosk owner in Berlin has also been indicted for allegedly selling the murder weapon to the suspected shooter. Prosecutors argue that, given the circumstances of the sale, he should have assumed the gun would soon be used to shoot people, and the court still has to decide whether to admit that charge.

Background to the shooting

The suspected shooter was 45 years old, born in Germany and a Turkish citizen, according to DIE WELT. The killings happened during a meeting about a support plan, and a custody dispute over the couple's three-month-old daughter was the trigger. The baby had earlier been treated for brain bleeding at Hannover Medical School (MHH), and Bild reports that authorities had withdrawn custody from the parents two months before the attack. In questioning, the suspect reportedly claimed his partner was not in the room during the shots, according to Bild. He took his own life in pre-trial detention in July, and the proceedings against him were discontinued.

Key dates and next steps

The shooting took place on 29 June 2026, and the suspect's death in custody came in late July. Almost four months after the killings, on Friday, 13 November, prosecutors announced the indictments. The indictments do not establish guilt, and the court must now rule on whether to admit the charge against the gun seller. Two women and one man are therefore charged, while the suspected shooter can no longer face trial. The timeline below shows the key dates reported so far.