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Student gunman, 32, arrested after shooting three people at Rotterdam’s Erasmus university Medical Center and nearby apartment – Two dead including a teacher and a mother whose teen daughter, 14, was seriously injured

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;1c1717&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Student in combat gear opens fire at Rotterdam university hospital and nearby apartment killing at least two&comma; including a teacher on Thursday morning<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;1c1717&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Police have arrested a suspect after the shooting at Erasmus Medical Center&comma; affiliated with Erasmus University in the city of Rotterdam <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;1c1717&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Police have now revealed that the 32-year-old suspected shooter&comma; who wore a bulletproof vest&comma; killed a 39-year-old woman and a 46-year-old teacher at the university <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;1c1717&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Shooter also left the 14-year-old daughter of the woman he killed <strong>seriously injured <&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading has-text-color" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;1c1717&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>The unnamed suspect also set fires to the woman&&num;8217&semi;s home as well as a classroom on the university campus <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;09&sol;Dutch-cops-arrest-mass-shooter-at-Erasmus-University-Teaching-Hospital-Rotterdam-Netherlands-3&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-451389"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Video showed a man being arrested by armed cops after they had stormed the building to see if the shooter was still inside<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Armed police have arrested a suspect after a gunman wearing military clothing opened fire inside a classroom at a Dutch university hospital and a nearby house&comma; resulting in at least two deaths and a serious injury&period; <br>Terrified students&comma; patients and health workers ran for their lives out of the Erasmus Medical Center&comma; affiliated with Erasmus University&comma; in Rotterdam at around 2pm today in the port city of Rotterdam&period; <br>Police have now revealed that the 32-year-old suspected shooter&comma; a 32-year-old student at the college wore a bulletproof vest&comma; when he shot and killed a 39-year-old woman at her home and a 46-year-old teacher inside a classroom at at the university campus&period; <br>He also shot and seriously injured the 14-year-old daughter of the woman who died in the attack which happened in his neighborhood&comma; close to the college campus&period;  <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;09&sol;Medical-staff-at-Erasmus-University-Teaching-Hospital-Rotterdam-Netherlands-flee-mass-shooting-2-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-451390" style&equals;"width&colon;836px&semi;height&colon;539px" width&equals;"836" height&equals;"539"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong>Terrified students and medical staff were seen fleeing the university medical center at Rotterdam&&num;8217&semi;s Erasmus University&comma; after a gunman went on a rampage on Thursday afternoon<&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">In one video&comma; those fleeing could be heard screaming after a loud bang&comma; while a blaze also broke out inside the building&period;<br>Footage later showed a man being arrested by armed cops after they had stormed the building to see if the shooter&comma; described as a tall man wearing combat clothing&comma; was still inside&period; <br>Dutch media reported that the gunman&comma; a 32-year-old student at the university&comma; fatally shot a 39-year-old woman at a house in his neighborhood on Heiman Dullaertplein in the west of the city of Rotterdam&comma; and seriously injured her 14-year-old daughter&period;<br>After setting the woman&&num;8217&semi;s home on fire&comma; he then drove to the Erasmus University Hospital Medical Center&comma; less than a mile away&comma; where he entered a classroom and fatally shot a 46-year-old teacher dead&comma; on Thursday afternoon&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<iframe width&equals;"560" height&equals;"315" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;embed&sol;Jas-OcYNFuc&quest;si&equals;KDGxacmO2xaISdHT" title&equals;"YouTube video player" frameborder&equals;"0" allow&equals;"accelerometer&semi; autoplay&semi; clipboard-write&semi; encrypted-media&semi; gyroscope&semi; picture-in-picture&semi; web-share" allowfullscreen><&sol;iframe>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;09&sol;Students-and-Medical-staff-at-Erasmus-University-Teaching-Hospital-Rotterdam-Netherlands-flee-mass-shooting-3&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-451393" style&equals;"width&colon;836px&semi;height&colon;787px" width&equals;"836" height&equals;"787"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Footage shared widely on social media showed scared students and staff sprinting for their lives at Erasmus MC on Thursday<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;09&sol;Classroom-on-fire-at-Erasmus-University-Teaching-Hospital-Rotterdam-Netherlands-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-451397" style&equals;"width&colon;836px&semi;height&colon;1482px" width&equals;"836" height&equals;"1482"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Video purportedly showed a classroom on fire at the medical center in Rotterdam&period; It is still reportedly burning<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">The shooter was later arrested near the hospital&comma; where he also set a fire&period; <br>His motive was unknown&period;<br>Officials had earlier confirmed that at least three people were injured across the shootings in Rotterdam this afternoon&period; <br>Inn an updated statement at 4&period;30pm local time&comma; Dutch authorities said&colon; &&num;8216&semi;The two shooting incidents in Rotterdam resulted in fatalities&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;We now first inform family and relatives&period; We will provide further explanation later&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;09&sol;Medical-staff-at-Erasmus-University-Teaching-Hospital-Rotterdam-Netherlands-flee-mass-shooting-3&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-451406" style&equals;"width&colon;839px&semi;height&colon;568px" width&equals;"839" height&equals;"568"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Medical staff wait outside the Erasmus MC Rotterdam hospital in Rotterdam&comma; the Netherlands&comma; on Wednesday&comma; after an attacker wearing military clothing opened fire in a classroom&comma; and set a fire<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">The unnamed 32-year-old man was arrested under the hospital&&num;8217&semi;s helipad and police were investigating his possible involvement in both shootings&period; Officers said the shooter was carrying a handgun&period; <br>Rotterdam&&num;8217&semi;s chief prosecutor said that motive for the shooting has still not been determined&period; <br>Dutch media were reporting that there were fires at both the house &&num;8211&semi; where the blaze has been put out &&num;8211&semi; and the university hospital&comma; where flames are still burning&period; <br>De Telegraaf reports that the suspect shot two people at a house on Heiman Dullaertplein in the west of the city&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s understood he then drove to the Erasmus MC&comma; less than a mile away&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;09&sol;Dutch-cops-at-scene-of-mass-shooting-at-Erasmus-University-Teaching-Hospital-Rotterdam-Netherlands-4&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-451400" style&equals;"width&colon;839px&semi;height&colon;544px" width&equals;"839" height&equals;"544"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Dutch police checking the Erasmus Medical Center after the shooter who was<strong> wearing military clothin<&sol;strong>g was in custody<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;09&sol;Dutch-cops-direct-the-public-away-from-scene-of-mass-shooting-at-Erasmus-University-Teaching-Hospital-Rotterdam-Netherlands-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-451401" style&equals;"width&colon;843px&semi;height&colon;541px" width&equals;"843" height&equals;"541"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Police officers direct members of the public away from the entrance to the Teaching hospital in Rotterdam&comma; after it came under attack on Thursday <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;09&sol;Patients-leave-after-mass-shooting-at-Erasmus-University-Teaching-Hospital-Rotterdam-Netherlands-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-451402" style&equals;"width&colon;843px&semi;height&colon;544px" width&equals;"843" height&equals;"544"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Patients were taken away from the medical center in Rotterdam after Thursday&&num;8217&semi;s mass shooting<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;09&sol;Medical-staff-at-Erasmus-University-Teaching-Hospital-Rotterdam-Netherlands-flee-mass-shooting-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-451380" style&equals;"width&colon;842px&semi;height&colon;546px" width&equals;"842" height&equals;"546"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Medical staff are seen being evacuated from Erasmus MC&comma; Rotterdam&comma; which has been cordoned off by police after the student gunman went on a rampage&comma; killing a teacher<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">It was here that a second shooting reportedly took place in a classroom&period;<br>Several officers&comma; including specialized arrest teams&comma; have been pictured at the hospital which has been cordoned off&period; <br>Armed police were pictured scouring the roof of the medical center&comma; while police helicopters hovered over the city&period;<br>Footage shared on social media showed students sprinting through the corridors trying to escape the gunfire and flames&period; <br>One student told the Dutch daily&colon; &&num;8216&semi;We just had to run away from the arrest team to behind the school&period; Something is not right&period;&&num;8217&semi; <br>Nigel Jansen&comma; a 26-year-old intern held at gunpoint by armed police&comma; recalled being told&colon; &&num;8216&semi;Hands up&comma; get out quickly&excl;&&num;8217&semi; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;09&sol;Dutch-cops-at-scene-of-mass-shooting-at-Erasmus-University-Teaching-Hospital-Rotterdam-Netherlands-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-451383" style&equals;"width&colon;843px&semi;height&colon;542px" width&equals;"843" height&equals;"542"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Police officers guard the cordoned entrance to The Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam after the mass shooting on Thursday<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2023&sol;09&sol;Dutch-police-in-combat-gear-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-451385" style&equals;"width&colon;842px&semi;height&colon;550px" width&equals;"842" height&equals;"550"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Several agencies&comma; including <strong>officers from the special intervention service converged on the crime scene<&sol;strong><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">He told AD&colon; &&num;8216&semi;The panic was great&period; People were running and crying&period; We had received something&comma; but it was unclear what was going on&period;&&num;8217&semi;  <br>One elderly patient was pictured being evacuated out of the medical center in a wheelchair as armed police swarmed the building which is home to Rotterdam&&num;8217&semi;s Erasmus University&&num;8217&semi;s faculty of medicine&period;<br>Earlier&comma; police said the gunman possibly left the scene on a motorcycle&comma; but they later said an arrest team was checking the Erasmus Medical Center to establish if he was still in the building&period; <br>In July&comma; two people and a gunman were injured in a shooting at a summer carnival in Rotterdam&period; <br>The gunman was shot by police several times after opening fire&period; <br>There have also been scores of small explosions and at homes and businesses across Rotterdam this year&comma; blamed on rival drug gangs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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