Gunman in combat clothing opens fire at Dutch hospital shooting at least one sparking panic before armed cops storm building and arrest suspect
- Police have arrested a suspect after a gunman opened fire in Rotterdam today
Armed police have arrested a suspect after a gunman wearing military clothing opened fire and wounded at least one person in a Dutch university hospital classroom.
The shooting sparked mass panic as terrified students, patients and health workers ran for their lives out of the Erasmus Medical Centre in the port city of Rotterdam.
Video later showed a man being arrested by armed cops after they had stormed the building to see if the shooter, described as a tall man in his mid-20s wearing combat clothing, was still inside.
Police are also probing a second shooting at a nearby home which took place before the university came under attack. Dutch media were reporting that there was also a fire at the house, which has since been put out.
It is not yet clear if the two shootings are linked but they took place close to one another.
Terrified students were seen fleeing the university medical centre after it came under attack from a gunman
Video showed a man being arrested by armed cops after they had stormed the building to see if the shooter was still inside
Police launched a manhunt in the Netherlands after an attacker wearing military clothing opened fire
An arrest team was checking the Erasmus Medical Center to establish if the shooter was still in the building, police added
Police officers direct bystanders away from the entrance to the hospital after it came under fire
A patient is taken away from the medical centre in Rotterdam. The university has been cordoned off
Medical staff evacuate the Erasmus MC Rotterdam which has been cordoned off by police
Netherlands’ police officers gather near the entrance to The Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC) in Rotterdam on September 28, 2023
Several officers, including specialised arrest teams, have been pictured at the hospital which has been cordoned off.
Armed police were pictured scouring the roof of the medical centre.
In July, two people and a gunman were injured in a shooting at a summer carnival in Rotterdam.
The gunman was shot by police several times after opening fire.
This is a breaking news story. More to follow.
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