Man Executes Another At A Frankfurt Train Station In Front Of Hordes Of Travelers

German police have arrested a 54-year-old suspect believed to be the gunman behind a fatal shooting on a railway platform in the busy Frankfurt Central Station on Tuesday night.

The victim, a 27-year-old man, was standing on the station's Platform 9 at around 9 pm (1900 GMT) on Tuesday when a gunman approached him from behind and fired several shots from a pistol, according to police.

The victim died at the scene. The suspected gunman tried to flee but was captured by police shortly afterwards on a nearby platform.

A pistol believed to have been the weapon used in the shooting was discovered during a search of the station, which was closed to all train traffic for about 25 minutes on Tuesday night due to the police operation.

Prosecutors in Frankfurt said on Wednesday that both the suspect and the victim are Turkish nationals. A possible motive in the shooting remains unclear, and authorities said the investigation remains ongoing.

The 54-year-old suspected shooter is set to be brought before a judge on Wednesday, who will decide whether the man will remain in custody while police continue to investigate the shooting.

By Wednesday, travellers again swarmed the station and little indication remained of the fatal shooting just hours earlier.