One person was killed and another seriously injured in a shooting spree in the center of the western German town of Espelkamp, newspaper Bild reported on Thursday, citing police.
The newspaper quoted police as saying that the situation appeared to be a case of someone "running amok". It said special police commandos were attending the scene.
Espelkamp, a town of some 20,000 people, is in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
No further details were immediately available.