BERLIN (AFP) - German police said at least two people were shot dead in an apparent "killing spree" in southern Germany on Friday and that the armed suspect was still at large.

A woman and a cyclist died after being shot from out of a car, they said in a statement.

An armed person opened fire from a silver Mercedes-Benz cabriolet before speeding off, said police spokesman Bert Rauenbusch, according to Bloomberg.

The attacks took place in Leutershausen-Tiefenthal near the city of Ansbach in southern Bavarian state.

This story is still developing.