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Two Dead After Drive-By Shooting In Germany

Kathryn Snowdon— The Huffington Post UK/ AP

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A man has been arrested after two people were killed in a shooting in southern Germany.

Police said a woman was gunned down in the town of Tiefenthal, near Ansbach, at about 11.30am (0930 GMT) and a man on a bicycle was fatally shot as the man fled in his car, the Associated Press reports.

The suspect also reportedly shot at a pedestrian and the driver of another vehicle as he drove away in his locally-registered Mercedes.

Two killed in shooting in Germany

He was apprehended a short time later, police spokeswoman Simone Wiesenberg told n-tv television.

The local Nuernberger Zeitung newspaper reported the man was tackled by workers at a gas station in Bad Windsheim, about 35 kilometers (20 miles) from the scene of the shootings, after threatening them with a gun.

They tied him up and called police, the paper reported.

Local media reported that a man with a gun targeted passers-by from a silver Mercedes.

Local reports state that a man has been arrested and there is no indication it is terror related.

Initial reports indicated that German police pursued the suspect who had fled by car.

Earlier this morning, a police statement from Bavarian Police [translated from German] said: "In connection with a homicide this morning (07/10/2015), the Ansbacher Police are searching for a volatile vehicle. The driver is armed."

Germany shooting

GERMANY-CRIME(01 of11)

Policemen are seen at a crime scene in Tiefenthal-Leutershausen near Ansbach, southern Germany, after a gunman in a car killed a woman and a cyclist in drive-by shootings on July 10, 2015. The shooter, travelling in a silver Mercedes convertible, also fired at or threatened a farmer and another motorist, before being arrested at a petrol station near the shootings. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS KIENZLE (Photo credit should read THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:THOMAS KIENZLE via Getty Images)

GERMANY-CRIME(02 of11)

Police are seen investigating a crime scene in Tiefenthal-Leutershausen near Ansbach, southern Germany, after a gunman in a car killed a woman and a cyclist in drive-by shootings on July 10, 2015. The shooter, travelling in a silver Mercedes convertible, also fired at or threatened a farmer and another motorist, before being arrested at a petrol station near the shootings. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS KIENZLE (Photo credit should read THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:THOMAS KIENZLE via Getty Images)

Germany Killings(03 of11)

Police guard the scene of a shooting in Tiefenthal near Ansbach, Germany where a gunman has killed at least two people Friday July 10, 2015. A man shot and killed two people in the southern German region of Bavaria on Friday, and fired at two others before being apprehended by authorities, police said. (Daniel Karmann/dpa via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Germany Killings(04 of11)

A hearse is brought to the scene of a shooting in Tiefenthal , near Ansbach, Germany Friday July 10, 2015. A man shot and killed two people in the southern German region of Bavaria on Friday, and fired at two others before being apprehended by authorities, police said. (Daniel Karmann/dpa via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Germany Killings(05 of11)

Police inspect the scene of a shooting in Tiefenthal near Ansbach, Germany where a gunman has killed at least two people Friday July 10, 2015. A man shot and killed two people in the southern German region of Bavaria on Friday, and fired at two others before being apprehended by authorities, police said. (Daniel Karmann/dpa via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Germany Killings(06 of11)

Police inspect the scene of a shooting in Tiefenthal near Ansbach, Germany where a gunman has killed at least two people Friday July 10, 2015. A man shot and killed two people in the southern German region of Bavaria on Friday, and fired at two others before being apprehended by authorities, police said. (Daniel Karmann/dpa via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)

GERMANY-CRIME(07 of11)

Police are seen investigating a crime scene in Tiefenthal-Leutershausen near Ansbach, southern Germany, after a gunman in a car killed a woman and a cyclist in drive-by shootings on July 10, 2015. The shooter, travelling in a silver Mercedes convertible, also fired at or threatened a farmer and another motorist, before being arrested at a petrol station near the shootings. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS KIENZLE (Photo credit should read THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:THOMAS KIENZLE via Getty Images)

GERMANY-CRIME(08 of11)

Police are seen investigating a crime scene in Tiefenthal-Leutershausen near Ansbach, southern Germany, after a gunman in a car killed a woman and a cyclist in drive-by shootings on July 10, 2015. The shooter, travelling in a silver Mercedes convertible, also fired at or threatened a farmer and another motorist, before being arrested at a petrol station near the shootings. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS KIENZLE (Photo credit should read THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:THOMAS KIENZLE via Getty Images)

GERMANY-CRIME(09 of11)

Police are seen investigating a crime scene in Tiefenthal-Leutershausen near Ansbach, southern Germany, after a gunman in a car killed a woman and a cyclist in drive-by shootings on July 10, 2015. The shooter, travelling in a silver Mercedes convertible, also fired at or threatened a farmer and another motorist, before being arrested at a petrol station near the shootings. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS KIENZLE (Photo credit should read THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:THOMAS KIENZLE via Getty Images)

GERMANY-CRIME(10 of11)

Policemen are seen at a crime scene in Tiefenthal-Leutershausen near Ansbach, southern Germany, after a gunman in a car killed a woman and a cyclist in drive-by shootings on July 10, 2015. The shooter, travelling in a silver Mercedes convertible, also fired at or threatened a farmer and another motorist, before being arrested at a petrol station near the shootings. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS KIENZLE (Photo credit should read THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:THOMAS KIENZLE via Getty Images)

GERMANY-CRIME(11 of11)

Policemen are seen at a crime scene in Tiefenthal-Leutershausen near Ansbach, southern Germany, after a gunman in a car killed a woman and a cyclist in drive-by shootings on July 10, 2015. The shooter, travelling in a silver Mercedes convertible, also fired at or threatened a farmer and another motorist, before being arrested at a petrol station near the shootings. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS KIENZLE (Photo credit should read THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:THOMAS KIENZLE via Getty Images)

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