Gunman, 4 others dead after German hostage standoff
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police commandos in southern Germany have stormed an apartment after a hostage standoff -- and they've found the bodies of five people, including the gunman.
A spokesman says police were sent in to the apartment after officers smelled smoke, a few hours after the standoff began.
The victims included a court bailiff who was there to evict the man, as well as a locksmith who had accompanied him there and the woman who was supposed to take over the apartment.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say the man opened fire when the bailiff and others went there to remove him for failing to pay his rent.