Sep 29, 2023 at 7:49 AM Update: 30 minutes ago
A day after the shooting, there is a resigned atmosphere among the employees at Erasmus MC. Yet for most hospital employees, “work continues as usual,” says one employee.
A female employee who was present during Thursday’s shooting incident says she is calm and believes everything is now under control. Another employee said he was still shocked and had a restless night’s sleep.
A male employee said that he had been emailed on Thursday for possible victim assistance, but said on Friday morning that he was “not bothered about it anymore”.
There is no longer any police presence at the hospital. However, there are many fire damage repair vans at the door.
A woman who works at the Urology & Gynecology clinic found the ride in the metro on Friday morning a bit scary, but she assumes that it will be safe at the clinic where she works.
Another woman, who works in the Hematology department, was not there on Thursday. The “tears flowed down her cheeks” when she saw on TV what had happened to her colleague. She calls it terrible that a woman and her fourteen-year-old daughter were also shot dead.
When asked, Erasmus MC cannot yet provide an explanation about Thursday’s events. The hospital is still busy with aftercare for employees and students. “It was a huge shock,” a spokesperson said. A statement from the hospital may follow later on Friday.
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Witnesses film anxious moments in Erasmus MC
This happened around the shootings in Rotterdam
The first shooting happened around 2:30 PM at Heiman Dullaertplein in Rotterdam. A 32-year-old man shoots and kills a 39-year-old woman. Her 14-year-old daughter is seriously injured and dies from her injuries in the evening. The man then sets fire to his own nearby home. The perpetrator then goes to the Erasmus MC. He opens fire in a hospital lecture hall. It costs the life of a 43-year-old teacher. The man also sets a fire in the hospital. When the man walks out of the hospital around 3:30 p.m., the police pick him up under the helicopter deck.
Sep 28, 2023 at 6:55 p.m
Shooting deaths include Erasmus MC teacher and a woman and her daughter (14)
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