Three to four people, maybe including the gunman who had taken a number of people in hostage in the southwestern German city of Karlsruhe, were found dead, local media reports citing police source as saying on Wednesday, Xinhua reported.
Earlier reports said one person was shot dead and at least another man had been taken hostage when an unidentified gunman opened fire as two court bailiffs carried out a forceful eviction of an apartment in the city.