Four people were injured when shots were fired near a courthouse in western Germany, police said.
Two suspects were detained after the incident on Wednesday.
Several shots were fired in a street near the state court in the city of Bielefeld in the early afternoon, according to police.
The injured people were taken to a hospital.
Investigators did not give information on the severity of their injuries.
Police in a statement that they could not rule out a connection with a trial taking place at the court.
A suspect is currently being tried on murder charges in the killing nearly a year ago of a former boxer, Besar Nimani, who was fatally shot in Bielefeld.
Police said later on Wednesday that they found a weapon that possibly was used in the incident.
They said they could not currently give information on either the victims or the suspects.
