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==Suspect==
==Suspect==
<!-- DO NOT ADD THE NAME OF THE SUSPECT, AS PER [[WP:BLPNAME]]! -->A 37-year-old resident of Utrecht from [[Turkey]] was arrested<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47615231|title=Dutch police arrest tram shooting suspect|date=2019-03-19|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/gokmen-tanis-utrecht-shootings-tram-rape-jail-past-a8830821.html|title=Utrecht shootings suspect accused of rape, jailed for burglary and cleared of manslaughter|date=2019-03-19|website=The Independent|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref> after a manhunt on the day of the attack. <ref name="Panorama 2019">{{cite web | title=Buurtgenoten: 'Gökmen Tanis geen terrorist' | website=Panorama | date=19 March 2019 | url=https://panorama.nl/misdaad/binnenland/buurtgenoten-gokmen-tanis-geen-terrorist | language=nl | access-date=21 March 2019}}</ref>
<!-- [[WP:BLPNAME]] does not prevent us from naming the suspect, see also the Christchurch mosque shootings!! -->Gökmen Tanis<ref>https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/tramschutter-gokmen-tanis-mishandelde-gevangenisbewaarder~af733057/</ref>, the 37-year-old resident of Utrecht from [[Turkey]] was arrested<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47615231|title=Dutch police arrest tram shooting suspect|date=2019-03-19|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/gokmen-tanis-utrecht-shootings-tram-rape-jail-past-a8830821.html|title=Utrecht shootings suspect accused of rape, jailed for burglary and cleared of manslaughter|date=2019-03-19|website=The Independent|access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref> after a manhunt on the day of the attack. <ref name="Panorama 2019">{{cite web | title=Buurtgenoten: 'Gökmen Tanis geen terrorist' | website=Panorama | date=19 March 2019 | url=https://panorama.nl/misdaad/binnenland/buurtgenoten-gokmen-tanis-geen-terrorist | language=nl | access-date=21 March 2019}}</ref>


On 22 March 2019, the suspect confessed to being the sole perpetrator of the shooting.<ref name="NOS murder terrorism charges" /> Another suspect was arrested but then released.<ref name="DW22Mar"/>
On 22 March 2019, the suspect confessed to being the sole perpetrator of the shooting.<ref name="NOS murder terrorism charges" /> Another suspect was arrested but then released.<ref name="DW22Mar"/>

Revision as of 20:30, 24 April 2019

Utrecht tram shooting
The tram after the attack
Location of the shooting
Location24 Oktoberplein, Utrecht, Netherlands
Coordinates52°04′51″N 5°05′29″E / 52.0807°N 5.0914°E / 52.0807; 5.0914
Date18 March 2019 (2019-03-18)
10:45 (CET)
TargetCivilians
Attack type
Mass shooting
Deaths4
Injured6

On the morning of 18 March 2019, three people were killed and seven others injured in a mass shooting on a tram in Utrecht, Netherlands.[1] One of the injured died of his injuries ten days later.[2] Local police said the incident appeared to be a terrorist attack, although this is yet to be confirmed.[3][4][5][6] The suspect, a 37-year-old Turkish man, was arrested later that day following a major security operation and manhunt.[7][8] He admitted carrying out the attack and was charged with "murder with terrorist intent".[9][10] He can be sentenced to life in prison if found guilty.[11]

Attack

At about 10:45 CET (09:45 UTC), a shooting took place on a fast tram near the 24 Oktoberplein junction in Utrecht.[12] The perpetrator fled in a car, leading to a large scale police manhunt, which lasted for much of the day.[6] Several hours later, the police arrested a 37-year-old man, born in Turkey.[13][14][15] In addition, two further arrests were made in connection to the shooting.[16] Police impounded a red Renault Clio car in connection with the attack.[17][18]

Initially, it was reported that one of the women shot may have been the target due to "family reasons" and other passengers coming to her aid were then also targeted.[19] However, law enforcement later announced there was no evidence of any connection between the killer and the victims. Instead, a note found in the getaway car hinted at terrorism as the motive.[20]

Victims

Three people were killed and seven others were injured, three severely.[21][1] The injured were taken to the University Medical Center Utrecht.[22] The three people killed were identified as two men from Utrecht aged 49 and 28, and a 19-year-old woman from the nearby city of Vianen.[23] A neighbour of the murdered 19-year-old started a crowd-funding action to cover the costs of her funeral, reaching the target within hours. It received so many donations that it was turned into a fund for all of the victims of the attack.[24][25]

A 74-year-old man injured in the shooting died of his injuries on 28 March,[26] bringing the death toll to four. One victim remains injured in hospital.[2]

Suspect

Gökmen Tanis[27], the 37-year-old resident of Utrecht from Turkey was arrested[28][29] after a manhunt on the day of the attack. [30]

On 22 March 2019, the suspect confessed to being the sole perpetrator of the shooting.[31] Another suspect was arrested but then released.[9]

A letter found in the hijacked car the suspect fled in suggested terrorist motivations,[32] and some witnesses claimed they heard the suspect say "Allahu akbar".[33] The public prosecutor charged the suspect with three counts of murder with a terrorist motive.[31]

Aftermath

After the attack, the threat level in the province of Utrecht was raised to Level 5: this is the highest level of threat and had never been used before this attack.[34][35] After the suspect was caught, it was reduced to Level 4.[8] The police presence was increased at railway stations, including Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht, and at the country's airports.[34][36] Tram services in the city were cancelled.[37][38] Mosques in the city were evacuated, and those elsewhere in the country were given increased security, likely due to the recent mosque shootings in New Zealand.[22]

The day after the shooting, all national flags on government buildings in the Netherlands and at diplomatic posts abroad were flown at half-mast on request of Prime Minister Mark Rutte.[39] Dutch royal residences flew a black banner, symbolising mourning, alongside the customary royal standard.[40] In addition, election debates and political campaigning for the provincial elections on 20 March 2019 were suspended by effectively all politicians.[41]

Gun killings in the Netherlands are rare,[8] and the last such major incident was the Alphen aan den Rijn shopping mall shooting in 2011.[citation needed]

  • Police cars at the cordon near the 24 Oktoberplein, Utrecht, March 18, 2019.
    Police cars at the cordon near the 24 Oktoberplein, Utrecht, March 18, 2019.
  • Cordoning of 24 Oktoberplein, Utrecht, March 18, 2019
    Cordoning of 24 Oktoberplein, Utrecht, March 18, 2019
  • Flowers to commemorate the victims of the tram attack on March 18, 2019 at the 24 Oktoberplein, Utrecht
    Flowers to commemorate the victims of the tram attack on March 18, 2019 at the 24 Oktoberplein, Utrecht
  • Local residents bring flowers to commemorate the victims of the tram attack
    Local residents bring flowers to commemorate the victims of the tram attack
  • Local residents have brought flowers to commemorate the victims of the tram attack. City flag of Utrecht
    Local residents have brought flowers to commemorate the victims of the tram attack. City flag of Utrecht
  • School children of UniC, Utrecht are allowed to go home after the alert for the tram attack March 18, 2019 afternoon
    School children of UniC, Utrecht are allowed to go home after the alert for the tram attack March 18, 2019 afternoon

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  37. ^ @UOV_info (18 March 2019). "Ten gevolge van een schietpartij ligt het tramverkeer in Utrecht momenteel geheel stil. We weten nog niet hoe lang dit gaat duren. Van/naar Nieuwegein verwijzen we u nu door naar de buslijnen 74 en 77" (Tweet) (in Dutch) – via Twitter.
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