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NOS News•today, 3:25 PM•Adjusted today, 7:19 PM
This is what we know now:
Two shooting incidents with two deaths in Rotterdam this afternoon: a 39-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man. Shots were fired in a house and at the Erasmus Medical Center. A fire also broke out in both places. A 32-year-old Rotterdam resident was arrested under the helipad of the Erasmus MC.
Two people were killed in two shooting incidents in Rotterdam this afternoon; a 39-year-old woman and a 46-year-old teacher from the Erasmus Medical Center. A 14-year-old girl was seriously injured.
The suspected shooter was apprehended under the hospital’s helipad. It is a 32-year-old man from Rotterdam. He was a student at Erasmus MC and known to the police. The man has previously been convicted of animal abuse.
A firearm was found in the hospital. Police do not believe anyone else shot.
Images of the arrest:
Arrest after Erasmus MC shooting
The police received reports about the shooting incidents around 2:25 p.m. First shots were fired in a house on Heiman Dullaertplein. The suspect then entered a training building at the hospital on Rochussenstraat, about 1.5 kilometers away, where someone was also seriously injured. Then he went to the hospital.
After the shootings, a fire broke out in both the home and the hospital. Both fires are now under control.
These are images of the fire at the house:
Two injured in shooting in Rotterdam house
The shooting at the hospital caused panic, an eyewitness said. “There was a lot of panic and screaming. I was in the hospital. I fled from there to the Sophia Children’s Hospital.”
After the incident, people had to leave the building in phases: “We have to wait and see. I didn’t hear any shots, just the panic and so I started to act accordingly.”
The training building was evacuated first. People went outside with their hands on their heads.
Images of the police at the Erasmus MC and the evacuation:
Massive police deployment after shooting in Rotterdam
2023-09-28 17:19:20
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