Rush hour shooting in Rotterdam and carjacking likely related: Police
5 years, 3 months ago

Rush hour shooting in Rotterdam and carjacking likely related: Police

NL Times  

Multiple shots were fired on Kreefstraat in Rotterdam, near the Alexandrium shopping center, on Tuesday morning. Witnesses told Rijnmond.nl that someone opened fire on a black Range Rover from another car. The two people inside the Range Rover were taken into custody, police later said. Reporter Robert Bas told NOS that this looked like an attempted assassination on the two people in the Range Rover. "Shortly after the shooting, someone reported that his or her car was taken by someone else, a carjacking", a police spokesperson said to the news site.

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Shootings leave one dead in Amsterdam-Oost, One hurt in Rotterdam-West
4 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 …

Multiple shootings in Rotterdam lead to six arrests
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Multiple shootings in Rotterdam lead to six arrests

NL Times  

The Police arrested a total of six people suspected of being involved in two shootings in Rotterdam on Saturday night. Five men aged between 19 and 35, all from Schiedam, were arrested after shooting at a house in the Kerkhoflaan in Crooswijk at around 4 a.m. De politie is op zoek naar getuigen die meer weten over een schietincident aan …

Video of fatal Rotterdam explosion shows mystery van’s narrow escape
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Video of fatal Rotterdam explosion shows mystery van’s narrow escape

NL Times  

Surveillance camera footage shows a white delivery van narrowly escaping a massive explosion on Schammenkamp in Rotterdam last week, which cost the lives of three people. The explosion happened at around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, January 29, in a building comprising businesses on the ground floor and apartments above. The police currently believe that one of the business premises in …

Explosion in a shop in Rotterdam; house in Rotterdam-West shot at
1 year, 5 months ago

Explosion in a shop in Rotterdam; house in Rotterdam-West shot at

NL Times  

An explosion occurred at a telephone repair shop on Beijerlandselaan in the Rotterdam district of Hillesluis in the night from Saturday to Sunday around 01.25 a.m., the police reported. The police have not arrested anyone and are asking people who saw or heard anything or know more about the incident to contact them. In another incident, the front door of …

Rotterdam police investigate 2 shootings, arrest 4 suspects; No victims found
2 years, 4 months ago

Rotterdam police investigate 2 shootings, arrest 4 suspects; No victims found

NL Times  

The Rotterdam police arrested four people early Sunday morning who they suspect were involved in a shooting incident on the Wolphaertsbocht in the Charlois district. However, no victims have been found in either of the cases, according to tweets from the Rotterdam police. The shooting incident took place around 3:40 a.m. No one was injured, as far as the police …

Rotterdam police open fire as protest over Covid curbs turns violent, 7 injured
3 years, 1 month ago

Rotterdam police open fire as protest over Covid curbs turns violent, 7 injured

Hindustan Times  

Seven people were injured as the Dutch Police fired at the protesters on Friday night who were opposing stricter Covid-19 measures imposed by the Netherlands government, the Daily Mail reported. The incident took place at Rotterdam; however, it is not clear what type of ammunition was used by the police, the Mail report said. The Rotterdam Police said that protesters …

Police fire gunshots during Rotterdam Covid measures protest; Several hurt
3 years, 1 month ago

Police fire gunshots during Rotterdam Covid measures protest; Several hurt

NL Times  

The police in Rotterdam fired multiple warning shots during riots on the Coolsingel, a main road in the center of the city. Broadcaster NOS said two people were hurt after police fired targeted shots. “A demonstration on the Coolsingel resulted in rioting,” police said on social media. “Partly due to the situation in the city, no replacement service buses are …

Fatal shooting in Rotterdam same day as man found shot in Lijnden
3 years, 2 months ago

Fatal shooting in Rotterdam same day as man found shot in Lijnden

NL Times  

A 20-year-old man from Rotterdam was killed on Monday evening in the second shooting in the Netherlands that day. Early on Monday morning, a 29-year-old man from Amsterdam was found shot in a Lamborghini in Lijnden. "When my colleagues arrived at the scene, they found no one," Anna Wolff of the Rotterdam police told broadcaster NOS. The shooting in Lijnden …

Fourth suspect arrested following Rotterdam shootings, explosion
4 years, 6 months ago

Fourth suspect arrested following Rotterdam shootings, explosion

NL Times  

A 23-year-old man from Diemen was arrested on Tuesday morning in connection with a series of shooting incidents and a planned explosion in Rotterdam last month, the police have confirmed. While nobody was harmed in the incidents, the possible bombing attempt on Frits Ruysstraat resulted in Rotterdam's ​Kralingen-Crooswijk neighborhood being evacuated for several hours, with police detonating the explosive device …

Fatal shooting in Rotterdam, police chase ends in crash; Two held
4 years, 7 months ago

Fatal shooting in Rotterdam, police chase ends in crash; Two held

NL Times  

An early morning shooting in Rotterdam left one man dead in front of a home there. “Two suspects were arrested for the fatal shooting incident on the Bramentuin,” police confirmed. Kort na de dodelijke schietpartij aan de Bramentuin in Rotterdam-IJsselmonde zijn twee verdachten aangehouden door de politie. pic.twitter.com/wXie7c9dHE — Joey Bremer May 29, 2020 “The men were still trying to …

Bomb scare prompts evacuation on Rotterdam street hit with gunfire days earlier
4 years, 7 months ago

Bomb scare prompts evacuation on Rotterdam street hit with gunfire days earlier

NL Times  

An explosive device was found outside a cafe in Rotterdam's ​Kralingen-Crooswijk neighborhood on Thursday afternoon, prompting an immediate evacuation of the vicinity, the police have confirmed. They called for further assistance shortly after, and with the help from the local fire brigade and the military's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service, the device was removed and later detonated safely at the Park …

Man shot dead on Rotterdam street
4 years, 7 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 …

AK47 fired in Rotterdam residential neighborhood on New Year's
4 years, 10 months ago

AK47 fired in Rotterdam residential neighborhood on New Year's

NL Times  

A video showing a man firing an AK47 in a residential neighborhood in Rotterdam Zuid over New Year's led to the arrests of two men for illegal firearm possession, the police said in a statement. The residents of the Rotterdam neighborhood seemingly did not notice the gunshots due to the fireworks being lit by others. Two Rotterdam residents, aged 19 …

Suspect arrested for shooting, carjacking at Rotterdam shopping center
4 years, 11 months ago

Suspect arrested for shooting, carjacking at Rotterdam shopping center

NL Times  

A 31-year-old Rotterdammer was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a terrifying shooting and carjacking near the city’s Alexandrium shopping center. There were no injuries in the shooting, which followed a wild rush hour car chase between a stolen, silver BMW and a black Range Rover. The events took place on September 10 starting at around 9:30 a.m. when someone …

Arrest made in fatal Rotterdam shooting
5 years, 1 month ago

Arrest made in fatal Rotterdam shooting

NL Times  

Police arrested a 33-year-old Rotterdam man in connection with a fatal shooting on Wednesday night. The victim was in a light-colored Opel Astra, witnesses said, when a gunman approached wearing dark clothing. Police said they were still looking for witnesses and any available evidence anyone might have, including photos or videos. A forensic team collected trace evidence from the crime …

Video released of attempted assassination at Rotterdam shopping center
5 years, 3 months ago

Video released of attempted assassination at Rotterdam shopping center

NL Times  

The police released video footage of two attempts to assassinate two people in a Range Rover in Rotterdam on September 10th. The perpetrators fired an automatic weapon, an AK47, at their targets first on Berlagestraat and then as their targets fled into the Alexandrium Shopping Center. As the streets and shopping center were pretty crowded when the shooting happened at …

Shots fired at car in Rotterdam; man critically hurt
5 years, 6 months ago

Shots fired at car in Rotterdam; man critically hurt

NL Times  

A man was critically injured in a shooting on Westkousdijk in the Delfshaven borough of Rotterdam on Wednesday evening. Emergency services received calls about the incident shortly after 6:15 p.m., immediately dispatching police, ambulances, and a helicopter carrying a medical trauma team. The shooting happened on Westkousdijk, where police found shell casings spread over a distance of 10 meters, according …

Three shootings in Rotterdam; 2 hurt, 4 arrested
5 years, 6 months ago

Three shootings in Rotterdam; 2 hurt, 4 arrested

NL Times  

The Rotterdam police responded to reports of three shootings on Sunday night and during the early hours of Monday morning. Two people were injured and the police arrested a total of four suspects, RTV Rijnmond reports. At around 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, a man was injured in a shooting on Hietkamp in Rotterdam-Zuid. At around 9:30 p.m. a fight between …

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