警方表示，当地时间周四，在德国南部进行的一次例行枪支检查中，一名地方政府工作人员被枪杀，另一人重伤。
A local government employee was shot dead and another seriously injured during a routine firearms inspection in southern Germany on Thursday, police said.
巴伐利亚州贝尔瑙市（Berngau）的一名枪支所有者在诺伊马克特（Neumarkt）区政府的两名员工对其进行检查时突然开枪，击中了这两名官员。
The two employees of the Neumarkt district administration had been carrying out an inspection of a gun owner in the town of Berngau in Bavaria when the man opened fire, hitting both officials.
随后，枪手把自己反锁在一栋住宅楼内，引发了一场出动特种部队的大规模警方行动。
The gunman then barricaded himself inside a residential building, prompting a major police operation involving special forces.
警方包围了该建筑，并召集了一支配备装甲车的重型战术部队，警用直升机也参与了行动。行动在周四晚间仍在继续。
Police surrounded the building and called in a heavily armed tactical unit, which arrived with an armoured vehicle. Police helicopters were also deployed. The operation was continuing on Thursday evening.
一名警方发言人表示，嫌疑人已经退守楼内，警员们正试图与其取得联系。他补充说，出于战术考量，此类行动可能需要相当长的时间。
A police spokesman said the suspect had retreated into the building and officers were attempting to reach him. Such operations could take considerable time due to tactical considerations, he added.
警方敦促居民呆在室内，或者至少避开嫌疑人房产周围的警戒区域。
Police urged residents to remain inside their homes or at least avoid the cordoned off area around the suspect’s property.
当地时间下午2点左右，警方和救援服务部门接到几个报告枪声的求救电话。警方称，身亡的政府工作人员是在大楼外被发现的。当局没有透露事发时这名嫌疑人屋里是否还有其他人。
Several emergency calls reporting gunfire were received by police and rescue services at around 2pm local time. The deceased government employee was recovered from outside the building, police said. Authorities did not say whether anyone else was inside the house with the suspected gunman.
警方表示，这两名官员当时正在对该枪主持有者的枪支进行例行检查，包括检查武器是否按照规定存放。
Police said the two officials had been conducting a routine inspection of the gun owner’s firearms, including checking whether the weapons were being stored in accordance with regulations. By dpa