German police: man and woman killed in shooting in Bavaria; suspect in custody

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) (The Associated Press)

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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) (The Associated Press)

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) (The Associated Press)

BERLIN – German police say they have captured a man who allegedly shot and killed two people in Bavaria and then fled by car.

Police spokeswoman Simone Wiesenberg told n-tv television that the shooter had been arrested but provided no other details.

Earlier, spokesman Bert Rauenbusch told N24 news that a man and a woman had been killed in the morning attack.

Rauenbusch says a man shot at people from his car and that at least one other person was wounded.

The killings took place in the southern town of Tiefenthal, near Ansbach. Further details weren't immediately available.