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BERLIN, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Two people including the perpetrator were shot dead in a gun shooting at a night club in Konstanz in southern Germany early Sunday morning, local police said.

The police of Konstanz in the Baden-Wuerttemberg state said the suspected perpetrator shot a person dead in a discotheque at 4:30 a.m. (0230 GMT) Sunday. The gunman was then killed in a shootout with police.

It was not clear whether a single offender or several perpetrators were involved, according to a statement of the police. Special police forces and a police helicopter were requested for possible investigation.

The motive of the probably only acting man is yet to be known. Investigation by the prosecutor's office and the Criminal Investigation Department is underway, according to the police.