A man shot several people in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam. According to police, the suspected perpetrator was arrested. A clinic was evacuated.
Two shooting attacks in Rotterdam apparently left several dead and at least two injured. The police have arrested a suspect who is said to have shot in the Rotterdam University Hospital and an apartment.
The police in the Dutch port city said it was a 32-year-old from Rotterdam. He was arrested on the helicopter platform of the University Hospital.
Nothing is yet known about the exact number of victims. The Rotterdam police announced on X, formerly Twitter, that they wanted to inform the relatives first.
Shooting people in the lecture hall
Media reported that one person was killed in the apartment. According to a spokesman, the police assume that one perpetrator is responsible for both incidents.
According to witnesses, the man in military combat clothing shot people with a handgun in a lecture hall at the Rotterdam University Hospital. At least one person was injured, police said.
There had previously been a shooting in a nearby apartment. According to the police, two people were injured. Fire had also broken out in both places and the fires were under control. Nothing is yet known about the alleged perpetrator’s motive. How the two incidents are related is still being investigated.