Man killed in shooting in Amsterdam-Oost; Fire in apartment complex in Oosterhout
9 months, 1 week ago

Man killed in shooting in Amsterdam-Oost; Fire in apartment complex in Oosterhout

NL Times  

A man was killed in a shooting incident on the Westelijke Merwedekanaaldijk in Amsterdam-Oost on Saturday night. Fire rages in apartment complex, suspects on the run A fire broke out in an apartment complex on Bredaseweg in Oosterhout on Saturday night. Bij nieuwbouwwoningen aan de Bredaseweg in Oosterhout heeft in de nacht van zaterdag op zondag opnieuw brand gewoed. De panden werden al in de gaten gehouden door de politie, maar toch sloegen mogelijk dezelfde daders opnieuw toe. https://t.co/v1kVgE6d8z — BN DeStem June 23, 2024 The fire broke out around 4:30 a.m., causing significant damage to the building.

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Police shoot man during arrest in Amsterdam city center
1 month, 1 week ago

Police shoot man during arrest in Amsterdam city center

NL Times  

A police officer in the city center of Amsterdam shot and injured a suspect while responding to an incident early Monday morning. “Following a threatening situation during an arrest on the Singel, the police shot a suspect around 5 a.m. on Monday,” the authorities confirmed on social media. Records show at least two ambulances were dispatched to the Singel a …

Gunshot critically hurts man, 81, in new random Rotterdam shooting; Two killed earlier
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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Gunshot critically hurts man, 81, in new random Rotterdam shooting; Two killed earlier

NL Times  

Police in Rotterdam were investigating a seemingly random shooting that left an 81-year-old man badly wounded on Bommelerwaard. It was the third shooting in the past two weeks in the IJsselmonde District, with one man killed in each of the two previous incidents. Surveillance footage showed the 58-year-old victim walking across the Cornelis van Beverenbrug, followed by a second man …

Shootings leave one dead in Amsterdam-Oost, One hurt in Rotterdam-West
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Shootings leave one dead in Amsterdam-Oost, One hurt in Rotterdam-West

NL Times  

A suspected shooting left a man dead on the street in Amsterdam on Sunday evening. Earlier in the day, another man was injured in a separate shooting incident in Rotterdam, the police reported. The Amsterdam police responded to Pontanusstraat in the Oost district at around 10:30 p.m. after a report of a wounded man on the street. The police could …

Two hurt in morning shooting at Amsterdam apartment; Gunman at large
4 months, 1 week ago

Two hurt in morning shooting at Amsterdam apartment; Gunman at large

NL Times  

Two people were injured in a shooting at an apartment complex on Grubbehoeve in Amsterdam-Zuidoost on Wednesday morning. The first report of shots fired came in at approximately 8:37 a.m., prompting authorities to dispatch police and two ambulances to the scene within minutes. Earlier in the day, a property on Slotermeerlaan in Amsterdam Nieuw-West was targeted in another shooting incident …

Man held in Amsterdam woman’s stabbing also accused of setting her home on fire
1 year, 4 months ago

Man held in Amsterdam woman’s stabbing also accused of setting her home on fire

NL Times  

A 53-year-old man was arrested in Amsterdam on Thursday morning on suspicion of stabbing a woman and setting the house where she was staying on fire on Meterorenweg in Amsterdam-Noord on Monday, the police reported. Aanhouding verdachte voor steken vrouw en brandstichting Meteorenweghttps://t.co/8arsb28siL pic.twitter.com/GwLcHSxzpF — Politie Eenheid Amsterdam November 9, 2023 On the night of Sunday to Monday, a woman …

Man dies after stabbing in Amsterdam; one injured after stabbing in Ter Apel
1 year, 5 months ago

Man dies after stabbing in Amsterdam; one injured after stabbing in Ter Apel

NL Times  

A man died after getting seriously injured in a stabbing in Hazelaarstraat in Amsterdam-Noord on Saturday. On Saturday around 11.45 a.m., the police received reports about a stabbing incident. Kort daarna troffen agenten ter plaatse op straat een zeer zwaargewonde man aan. Hij moest gereanimeerd worden en is… pic.twitter.com/FGxmZ1iuhx — Politie Eenheid Amsterdam October 28, 2023 In another incident, a …

Rotterdam man found in burning apartment early Friday dies from gunshot wound
1 year, 5 months ago

Rotterdam man found in burning apartment early Friday dies from gunshot wound

NL Times  

A 60-year-old man from Rotterdam died early on Friday morning after firefighters found him critically injured with a gunshot wound in his burning home. Bij een grote brand aan het Handelsplein in Rotterdam is een man om het leven gekomen. De politie verricht onderzoek.https://t.co/zAms56KrHb pic.twitter.com/zsmaft31ra — MediaTV October 13, 2023 The fire department quickly extinguished the small fire, and the …

Police shoot man in Amsterdam after car chase suspect crashes into a cop
1 year, 5 months ago

Police shoot man in Amsterdam after car chase suspect crashes into a cop

NL Times  

A police officer fired at the occupants of a car that had struck an officer on Marco Polostraat in Amsterdam West on Monday afternoon. Bij politiecontrole op de A2 is een voertuig gecontroleerd waarbij een flinke hoeveelheid verdovende middelen is aangetroffen. Bij de doorstap die daarop volgde in een woning aan de Marco Polostraat in Amsterdam reed een auto in …

Man killed and three injured in shooting incident in Den Helder; 20 homes in Susteren evacuated due to fire
1 year, 7 months ago

Man killed and three injured in shooting incident in Den Helder; 20 homes in Susteren evacuated due to fire

NL Times  

A 25-year-old man from Alkmaar was killed in a shooting at the intersection of Brouwerstraat and Bassingracht in Den Helder on Friday night. In de loop van de nacht is één van de zwaargewonden, een 25-jarige man uit Alkmaar, overleden. Bekend geworden dat een 3e persoon gewond is geraakt bij het schietincindent op de Bassingracht te #DenHelder. In another incident, …

Stabbing near Amsterdam Central Station, gunshots fired during arrest
2 years ago

Stabbing near Amsterdam Central Station, gunshots fired during arrest

NL Times  

The police caused some panic at Amsterdam Central Station on Thursday evening when they fired shots while arresting a suspect in a stabbing on Stationsplein. Op deze beelden, die rondgaan op snapchat, is te zien dat er na de schoten korte tijd paniek ontstond rond het Centraal Stationhttps://t.co/tM8CriFwVW pic.twitter.com/QNuE7umuJP — AT5 March 9, 2023 The police responded to a report …

Video: Fire breaks out in Amsterdam apartment complex; Top 3 floors evacuated
2 years, 8 months ago

Video: Fire breaks out in Amsterdam apartment complex; Top 3 floors evacuated

NL Times  

A large fire was raging at an apartment complex on Barcelonaplein on KNSM Island in Amsterdam Oost on Thursday afternoon. Many emergency services workers responded to the fire alarm, which was scaled up several times in the early afternoon hours. At 1:20 p.m., the fire department reported that the smoke was decreasing, but firefighters were still struggling to get the …

Child, 2, injured in Amsterdam metro station shooting
3 years, 10 months ago

Child, 2, injured in Amsterdam metro station shooting

NL Times  

A two-year-old child was injured and taken to hospital following a shooting at the Kraaiennest metro station in Amsterdam-Zuidoost on Monday, police confirmed. Volgens een getuige zou een klein kindje onbedoeld zijn geraakt bij een ruzie tussen groepen pic.twitter.com/x7CGBLhwhq — Michel van Bergen May 10, 2021 The shooting was called in to authorities at about 9:18 p.m. “Shots have just …

Two stabbed, fire set inside Hague supermarket; Manhunt leads to arrest
4 years, 3 months ago

Two stabbed, fire set inside Hague supermarket; Manhunt leads to arrest

NL Times  

Two people were injured in a stabbing at an Albert Heijn on the Grote Marktstraat in The Hague on Wednesday afternoon. Melding van een steekpartij in een filiaal van de Albert Heijn aan de #GroteMarktstraat in #DenHaag. Er zijn volgens de politie twee gewonden, ook de brandweer is ter plaatse na een melding van een brand. “There was panic everywhere,” …

Gunshot victim found on Amsterdam street by explosive device; Mayor shuts two businesses in response
4 years, 6 months ago

Gunshot victim found on Amsterdam street by explosive device; Mayor shuts two businesses in response

NL Times  

The Amsterdam mayor’s office ordered two businesses closed in the interest of public safety after a man was found shot in front of them early Saturday morning. An explosive device was also found at the scene near the victim, police said. The street was closed off so police could secure trace evidence, including shell casings found on the street. On …

Large fire spreads across several Amsterdam Oost rooftops
4 years, 10 months ago

Large fire spreads across several Amsterdam Oost rooftops

NL Times  

A large fire broke out on the Ruyschstraat in Amsterdam Oost on Saturday afternoon. Firefighters were still on the scene at about 4:30 p.m., and up to that point no injuries had been reported The fire brigade was dispatched to the scene at approximately 2:50 p.m. One witness told NL Times the fire quickly spread to several nearby buildings, which …

Man shot dead on Rotterdam street
4 years, 10 months ago

Man shot dead on Rotterdam street

NL Times  

Multiple gunshots rang out in Rotterdam Noord on Sunday night leaving one man dead. “It happened about thirty meters from my door,” said one witness, local VVD party chair Vincent Karremans to broadcaster Rijnmond. “I went outside and saw someone lying lifeless on the street.” Police said it was a miracle more people were not hurt in the shooting, according …

Fatal street shooting in Amsterdam Oost
4 years, 10 months ago

Fatal street shooting in Amsterdam Oost

NL Times  

Police in Amsterdam were investigating an early morning shooting on Sunday that left one man dead. Moments before the shooting was reported to authorities, emergency services received a call about a gray BMW with German license plates that was on fire a short walk away near the Frans de Wollantstraat entrance to the Funenpark. One witness speculated to AT5 that …

One Amsterdam restaurant hit by bullets in 3 incidents; One hurt in Hoogeveen shooting;
4 years, 11 months ago

One Amsterdam restaurant hit by bullets in 3 incidents; One hurt in Hoogeveen shooting;

NL Times  

One restaurant in Amsterdam Oost was struck by gunfire three separate times in a one-week period leading up to Saturday. The restaurant owner believed an ongoing business dispute dating back to 2017 could be a motive for the shooting. Three masked men, including one holding a gun, forced the staff at Steiger1 to hand over cash just after the restaurant …

Suspect in fatal Amsterdam shooting jailed as case moves forward
5 years, 5 months ago

Suspect in fatal Amsterdam shooting jailed as case moves forward

NL Times  

The suspect arrested for a fatal shooting at La Piccola Baracca pizzeria in Amsterdam earlier this week is a 41-year-old man from Amstelveen, the police announced. The man was arraigned on Friday and remanded into custody for 14 days, after which the examining magistrate will reassess the need to extend his pre-trial custody, the Public Prosecution Service confirmed. The seriously …

Shots fired at car in Amsterdam Zuidoost kills one
5 years, 6 months ago

Shots fired at car in Amsterdam Zuidoost kills one

NL Times  

Shots rang out on the Langbroekdreef in Amsterdam Zuidoost on Wednesday night, striking one person. Firefighters at the station managed to revive the victim shortly after the 8:40 p.m. incident, police stated. Police asked people between Langbroekdreef and Gooiseweg, Diemen to be on the lookout for the suspects riding a black scooter with three wheels. There were no known suspects …

Man shot and killed in Eindhoven neighborhood
5 years, 11 months ago

Man shot and killed in Eindhoven neighborhood

NL Times  

A shooting on the Beukenlaan in Eindhoven claimed the life of at least one person on Friday morning. Calls to emergency services reporting shots fired on the street in the Drets Dorp neighborhood were first made shortly before 9:30 a.m. "I was reading the newspaper in the living room when I suddenly heard two very loud bangs. First responders treating …

Amsterdam police kill man with gun near central bank offices
6 years, 1 month ago

Amsterdam police kill man with gun near central bank offices

Dutch News  

Amsterdam police have shot dead a man who waved a gun at them outside the central bank offices at around 7.15pm on Wednesday evening. Op deze foto is te zien dat er bij De Nederlandse Bank een man is neergeschoten, een omstander spreekt over twintig schotenhttps://t.co/oR0E51XY0S pic.twitter.com/CWq6WhBTGX — AT5 February 6, 2019 A spokesman for the central bank said there …

Amsterdam shooting: Man shot dead by Dutch police 'during gunfight' outside bank in city centre
6 years, 1 month ago

Amsterdam shooting: Man shot dead by Dutch police 'during gunfight' outside bank in city centre

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Amsterdam Oost shooting suspect caught; One person at large
6 years, 2 months ago

Amsterdam Oost shooting suspect caught; One person at large

NL Times  

Police arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with a Nov. 12 shooting in Amsterdam that wounded a 45-year-old man. The arrest took place as Christmas Eve turned into Christmas Day, when the man in his twenties entered a hospitality industry business carrying narcotics, police said. A statement from the police department released on Thursday noted that the man in custody …

Shots fired, explosive found at Amsterdam office building
6 years, 7 months ago

Shots fired, explosive found at Amsterdam office building

NL Times  

Shots were fired at a business premises on Johan Huizingalaan in Amsterdam during the early hours of Tuesday morning. Responding officers also found an explosive on the street outside the building. This building is located next to another office building that was shot at over the weekend, the police said in a statement. Around 5:30 a.m. an employee of an …

Police reconstruct fatal shooting at Amsterdam community center
6 years, 9 months ago

Police reconstruct fatal shooting at Amsterdam community center

NL Times  

The Amsterdam police will reconstruct, and film, a fatal shooting at a community center on Grote Wittenburgerstaat on Wednesday. Between 10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. there will be police officers and actors in balaclava masks in the area Kleine Wittenburgerstraat for the reconstruction, Het Parool reports. Mohammed Bouchikhi, 17, was shot and killed at the community center on January 26th. …

Man killed in Brabant town; gunman still at large
6 years, 11 months ago

Man killed in Brabant town; gunman still at large

NL Times  

A man was killed in a shooting on Aagje Dekenstraat in the Noord-Brabant town of Schijndel on Wednesday evening. Forensic investigators combed the area in a wide radius around the crime scene for trace evidence. The formal identification is still in progress and his family still has to be informed, the police said in a statement around 1:00 a.m. on …

Police search cellars in Amsterdam neighborhood after fatal shootings
7 years ago

Police search cellars in Amsterdam neighborhood after fatal shootings

NL Times  

On Wednesday the police started searching a number of cellars, garages and sheds in the Amsterdam neighborhood of Wittenburg. They are looking for any suspicious situations that may have to do with recent fatal shootings in the neighborhood, Het Parool and AT5 report. Late in January two gunmen opened fire on a community center in the neighborhood, killing 17-year-old Mohammed …

Shots fired at Nieuwegein home; starting to look like Amsterdam, local politician says
7 years, 1 month ago

Shots fired at Nieuwegein home; starting to look like Amsterdam, local politician says

NL Times  

Politicians in Nieuwegein raised concerns about the number of violent incidents in the Utrecht city, following shots being fired at a home on Beatrixstraat during the early hours of Wednesday morning. With shots being fired at homes, and the assassination of Timon Badloe on the Apollo Bridge in November last year, Nieuwegein is starting to look like Amsterdam, local politician …

Shooting at Amsterdam hospital leaves one dead
8 years, 5 months ago

Shooting at Amsterdam hospital leaves one dead

NL Times  

A man was killed in a shooting near AMC in Amsterdam on Monday night. The police responded to reports of a shooting on Meibergdreef around 11:30 p.m. At the scene they found a wounded man. On Monday the police also revealed that the man found dead in a burning apartment on Barbusselaan on Friday, was murdered. And on Tuesday last …

One killed in Amsterdam house fire; crime suspected
8 years, 5 months ago

One killed in Amsterdam house fire; crime suspected

NL Times  

A man was killed in an apartment fire in Amsterdam on Thursday night. The fire started in an apartment on the first floor of an apartment building on Barbusselaan around 10:30 p.m. Around midnight, when the fire department already left, the fire in the apartment flared up again. One neighbor described the victim as a strange man to Het Parool. …

Convict arrested after surviving Amsterdam shooting
8 years, 8 months ago

Convict arrested after surviving Amsterdam shooting

NL Times  

A 25-year-old man from Amsterdam-Oost survived a shooting on Tweede Wittenburgerdwarsstraat during the early hours of Saturday morning. Hoessein A. forms part of a large family from Amsterdam Oost, of which several members were convicted fro serious crimes, according to the newspaper. In 2014 A. and another family member were convicted for firing guns at a club The Sand in …

Shots fired in Amsterdam home invasion; suspects at large
8 years, 10 months ago

Shots fired in Amsterdam home invasion; suspects at large

NL Times  

Three armed men broke into and robbed a home on Sloterweg in Amsterdam during the early hours of Sunday morning. One of the home's residents did have to go to the hospital after being assaulted. One of the residents got up after hearing some banging and found the robbers in the house, a police spokesperson told AT5. Investigators are especially …

Local residents shocked by fatal Amsterdam shooting
8 years, 10 months ago

Local residents shocked by fatal Amsterdam shooting

NL Times  

Resident of the Kikkenstein apartment building in Amsterdam Zuidoost are shocked by the shooting that left one man dead in their building on Monday morning. But this says nothing about Bijlmer, it also happens in West and Oost and Zuid", one resident told Het Parool. Two weeks ago Carlos Bonevacia was gunned down and killed in nearby apartment building Kruitberg. …

Two hurt in Amsterdam shooting were targeted; police seek witnesses
9 years, 3 months ago

Two hurt in Amsterdam shooting were targeted; police seek witnesses

NL Times  

The two men seriously injured in a shooting incident on Amstelveenseweg in Amsterdam on Friday night, were the victims of a targeted attack, the police believe. The police received a report of several shots fired just outside the restaurant ScottaDio on Amstelveenseweg around 10:30 p.m. on Friday. At the scene the police found two severely injured men, aged 23 and …

Arrests made in Amsterdam, Zaandam weekend shootings
9 years, 4 months ago

Arrests made in Amsterdam, Zaandam weekend shootings

NL Times  

A shooting incident on Cornelis Outshoornstraat in Amsterdam on Saturday left one man dead and another man wounded. Another, unrelated shooting at a wedding in Zaandam on Friday left one man critically injured and two arrested. The wounded victim was identified as 27 year old Peter L., a former cafe owner, Het Parool reports. The police also arrested two men …

Man slain in Rotterdam shooting
9 years, 5 months ago

Man slain in Rotterdam shooting

NL Times  

A man has been left dead after a shooting incident took place at an apartment on the Zevenkampse Ring in Rotterdam on Wednesday night. Initial reports by the media suggested that the shooting took place outside on the street but police reports have revealed that the shooting did in fact take place inside the building. Police are also calling upon …

Amsterdam man held in two assassinations, posb. link to murdered clinic executive
9 years, 5 months ago

Amsterdam man held in two assassinations, posb. link to murdered clinic executive

NL Times  

A thirty-year-old man was arrested by authorities last Monday as a suspect in two street killings and two attempted assassinations. The man is held in a June 2013 shooting death of Gilbert R. in Nieuwegein which injured another, the murder cases of Rinus Moerer, 68, in Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant in April 2014, and in connection with the case of 44-year-old GGZ …

Suspect held in Amsterdam postal worker shooting
9 years, 9 months ago

Suspect held in Amsterdam postal worker shooting

NL Times  

Police in Amsterdam arrested a 49-year-old man in connection with the shooting of a postal worker several months ago. The gunman stalked the victim to the viaduct at Australiëhavenweg and Westrandweg, got out of his car, and shot the postal worker multiple times, police said. He is especially anxious because before shooting him, the gunman said, “For the next time.” …

Man shot dead in Amsterdam, possible gangland killing gone wrong
9 years, 10 months ago

Man shot dead in Amsterdam, possible gangland killing gone wrong

Dutch News  

A man was shot dead in Amsterdam West on Tuesday night in what is likely to be yet another gangland killing. Eyewitnesses in a water pipe café told news magazine Nieuwe Revu the man who died was in his car, waiting at the traffic lights. The eyewitnesses said shortly before the murder, two men in helmets came into the café, …

Man shot dead in Amsterdam, possible gangland killing gone wrong
9 years, 10 months ago

Man shot dead in Amsterdam, possible gangland killing gone wrong

Dutch News  

A man was shot dead in Amsterdam West on Tuesday night in what is likely to be yet another gangland killing. Eyewitnesses in a water pipe café told news magazine Nieuwe Revu the man who died was in his car, waiting at the traffic lights. The eyewitnesses said shortly before the murder, two men in helmets came into the café, …

Amsterdam criminal assassinated in Suriname
10 years ago

Amsterdam criminal assassinated in Suriname

NL Times  

A man who narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in a café in Amsterdam Oost last year was killed in a café in Paramaribo Noord in Suriname early this morning. Marchano Pocorni who has been linked to the killing of Amsterdam drug criminal Najeb Bouhbouh in Antwerp in October 2012, was sitting in a café at Heliumstraat in Paramaribo Noord around …

Another fatal shooting in Amsterdam (update)
10 years, 1 month ago

Another fatal shooting in Amsterdam (update)

Dutch News  

There was another fatal shooting in Amsterdam on Wednesday when a man was shot dead in a car park under a block of flats in the west of the city. Last weekend there were three shooting incidents in Amsterdam within a 12-hour period, one of which was fatal and presumed gang-related. Mistaken identity A week ago a man was shot …

Another fatal shooting in Amsterdam (update)
10 years, 1 month ago

Another fatal shooting in Amsterdam (update)

Dutch News  

There was another fatal shooting in Amsterdam on Wednesday when a man was shot dead in a car park under a block of flats in the west of the city. Last weekend there were three shooting incidents in Amsterdam within a 12-hour period, one of which was fatal and presumed gang-related. Mistaken identity A week ago a man was shot …

Another arrest in Amsterdam street shooting
10 years, 7 months ago

Another arrest in Amsterdam street shooting

NL Times  

update 11:25 a.m., 14 August 2014: A previous version of this story suggested the victim was still an owner of The Sand nightclub. Another man has been arrested in connection with the execution of businessman Aytas Göraler earlier this year. Police arrested a 25-year old Amsterdam man on Tuesday in a Zwaag correctional facility, where he was being held for …

7 Killed, 15 Wounded In Dutch Mall Shooting
13 years, 11 months ago

7 Killed, 15 Wounded In Dutch Mall Shooting

India TV News  

A gunman opened fire with a machine gun at a crowded shopping mall outside Amsterdam on Saturday, leaving at least seven people dead and wounding 15 others, officials and witnesses said.The attacker was among the dead after fatally shooting himself at the Ridderhof mall in Alphen aan den Rijn, Mayor Bas Eenhoorn said. The gunman's identity was known and it …

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