Gunman takes hostages in Dresden shopping centre after killing woman and shooting up radio station 

German police evacuated a shopping centre in Dresden, Saxony, today due to a hostage situation. 

Bild reported that an armed man, 40, killed a woman, 70, before storming a local radio station and firing shots.

The man moved to the Altmarktgalerie shopping centre near Dresden Castle before taking several hostages. 

Dresden Police Department confirmed in a statement that it was carrying out an operation in downtown Dresden, with suspicion of a hostage situation.

Police confirmed in an online statement that the area was closed off to the public 

Bild reported today that a man, 40, had killed a woman, 70, before storming a radio station