German police say two people were killed on Wednesday in a shooting in the eastern German city of Halle, The Guardian reports.
Several shots were fired and the suspected assailants then fled in a car, police said in a tweet, and told residents of the city of 240,000 to stay in their homes or indoors.
The Bild and Mitteldeutsche Zeitung newspapers reported the shooting took place near a synagogue.
Police later said one suspect had been arrested but urged people to remain careful. It did not give any details of the person arrested and said police were in the process of stabilising the situation.