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==Perpetrator== |
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The shooter was 25-year-old Tristan van der Vlis (born 8 April 1986)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://samandia.nl/2011/04/de-gestoorde-schutter-is-de-25-jarige-tristan-van-der-vlis-uit-alphen/|title=De gestoorde schutter is de 24-jarige Tristan van der Vlis uit Alphen|work=Samandia.nl|language=Dutch|accessdate=9 April 2011|date=9 April 2011}}</ref> who lived in an apartment complex in [[Alphen aan den Rijn]] with his father.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.depers.nl/binnenland/560091/zeven-doden-bij-bloedbad-alphen.html|title=Chaos na schietpartij Alphen|work=DePers.nl|language=Dutch|accessdate=9 April 2011|date=9 April 2011}}</ref> He lived in Alphen since his childhood.<ref>[http://www.alphen.cc/nieuws/regionaal/article8553971.ece/Schutter-Alphen-is-24-jarige-Tristan-van-der-Vlis Schutter Alphen is 24-jarige Tristan van der Vlis]</ref> According to the police, he was a member of a [[shooting sport|shooting association]] and possessed three weapons.<ref name=NOS2>{{cite web|url=http://nos.nl/artikel/231838-moeder-vond-afscheidsbrief-in-flat.html|title=Moeder vond afscheidsbrief in flat|work=[[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]]|date=9 April 2011|accessdate=9 April 2011|anguage=Dutch}}</ref> He is also alleged to have had ties to the far-right [[Nationaal-Socialistische Actie]], and several tattoos of Runic symbols were found on his body<ref>[http://www.alphen.cc/nieuws/regionaal/article8553971.ece/Schutter-Alphen-is-24-jarige-Tristan-van-der-Vlis Schutter Alphen is 24-jarige Tristan van der Vlis]</ref>. |
The shooter was 25-year-old Tristan van der Vlis (born 8 April 1986)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://samandia.nl/2011/04/de-gestoorde-schutter-is-de-25-jarige-tristan-van-der-vlis-uit-alphen/|title=De gestoorde schutter is de 24-jarige Tristan van der Vlis uit Alphen|work=Samandia.nl|language=Dutch|accessdate=9 April 2011|date=9 April 2011}}</ref> who lived in an apartment complex in [[Alphen aan den Rijn]] with his father.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.depers.nl/binnenland/560091/zeven-doden-bij-bloedbad-alphen.html|title=Chaos na schietpartij Alphen|work=DePers.nl|language=Dutch|accessdate=9 April 2011|date=9 April 2011}}</ref> He lived in Alphen since his childhood.<ref>[http://www.alphen.cc/nieuws/regionaal/article8553971.ece/Schutter-Alphen-is-24-jarige-Tristan-van-der-Vlis Schutter Alphen is 24-jarige Tristan van der Vlis]</ref> According to the police, he was a member of a [[shooting sport|shooting association]] and possessed three weapons.<ref name=NOS2>{{cite web|url=http://nos.nl/artikel/231838-moeder-vond-afscheidsbrief-in-flat.html|title=Moeder vond afscheidsbrief in flat|work=[[Nederlandse Omroep Stichting|NOS]]|date=9 April 2011|accessdate=9 April 2011|anguage=Dutch}}</ref> He is also alleged to have had ties to the far-right [[Nationaal-Socialistische Actie]], and several tattoos of [[Runic alphabet|Runic symbols]] were found on his body<ref>[http://www.alphen.cc/nieuws/regionaal/article8553971.ece/Schutter-Alphen-is-24-jarige-Tristan-van-der-Vlis Schutter Alphen is 24-jarige Tristan van der Vlis]</ref>. |
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[[Image:2008-09 alphen geen geweld.JPG|thumb|170px|right|''No violence'' commemorative street tile in Alphen aan den Rijn]] |
[[Image:2008-09 alphen geen geweld.JPG|thumb|170px|right|''No violence'' commemorative street tile in Alphen aan den Rijn]] |
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==Response== |
==Response== |
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Queen [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Beatrix]] stated on [[Twitter]] that she was "speechless because of the great loss and sadness in Alphen a/d Rijn."<ref>{{cite news|title=Dutch Royal family twitter acount|url=http://twitter.com/#!/khtweets|accessdate=9 April 2011}}</ref> |
Queen [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Beatrix]] stated on [[Twitter]] that she was "speechless because of the great loss and sadness in Alphen a/d Rijn."<ref>{{cite news|title=Dutch Royal family twitter acount|url=http://twitter.com/#!/khtweets|accessdate=9 April 2011}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:44, 10 April 2011
| Alphen aan den Rijn shopping mall shooting | |
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 The location of Alphen aan den Rijn in the Netherlands | |
| Location | Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, the Netherlands[1] |
| Coordinates | 52°08′42″N 4°40′28″E / 52.144991°N 4.674446°E |
| Date | 9 April 2011[1] |
Attack type | Mass murder Murder–suicide |
| Weapons | Machine gun[2] |
| Deaths | 7 (including the perpetrator)[3] |
| Injured | 16[3] |
On 9 April 2011, seven people were killed by a gunman who entered the Ridderhof mall, in Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland, the Netherlands,[5] a suburban city 15 miles (24 km) south-west of Amsterdam.[6] Using an automatic weapon, 25-year-old Tristan van der Vlis shot several people and then himself. As of 9 April 22:00 CET, seven deaths had been reported and "at least 16" wounded.[7]
Shooting
A gunman armed with an rifle, who witnesses said was white, approximately aged 25, and had curly blonde hair, entered the Ridderhof mall, and shot at least seven people dead before turning the weapon on himself. Many shoppers in the centre panicked before it was evacuated and cordoned off.[1] Later that day, one of the injured passed away, raising the total number of dead to seven.[8] The gunman left a note in his car stating that bombs had been left in three malls in the city; these malls were subsequently evacuated.[9] Children were among the victims, but it is not yet known if they were among the dead.[2]
Perpetrator
The shooter was 25-year-old Tristan van der Vlis (born 8 April 1986)[10] who lived in an apartment complex in Alphen aan den Rijn with his father.[11] He lived in Alphen since his childhood.[12] According to the police, he was a member of a shooting association and possessed three weapons.[7] He is also alleged to have had ties to the far-right Nationaal-Socialistische Actie, and several tattoos of Runic symbols were found on his body[13].
Response
Queen Beatrix stated on Twitter that she was "speechless because of the great loss and sadness in Alphen a/d Rijn."[14]
Minister of Justice Ivo Opstelten said he was "shocked" and called the event a "great drama for Alphen aan den Rijn and for the Netherlands as a whole" [2].
The acting mayor of Alphen aan den Rijn, Bas Eenhoorn, offered condolences to the families of the victims. "It's hardly credible that our town could experience such slaughter, and on a day as beautiful as this," he said.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Six People Killed In Netherlands Shooting". Sky News Online. April 9, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Live: Schietpartij Alphen aan den Rijn". NOS nieuws. 9 April 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help) - ^ a b "Bloedbad in winkelcentrum Alphen". RTL Nieuws. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "Schietpartij Alphen eist zevende leven". NOS nieuws. 9 April 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help) - ^ "Netherlands shooting 'kills six'". BBC News Online. April 9, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ "Seven killed in Dutch shooting". Press Association. 9 April 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|accessed=ignored (help) - ^ a b "Moeder vond afscheidsbrief in flat". NOS. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|anguage=ignored (help) - ^ "Schietpartij Ridderhof". Municipality Alphen aan den Rijn (in Dutch). 9 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "Dader liet briefje achter; 3 winkelcentra ontruimd". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 9 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "De gestoorde schutter is de 24-jarige Tristan van der Vlis uit Alphen". Samandia.nl (in Dutch). 9 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "Chaos na schietpartij Alphen". DePers.nl (in Dutch). 9 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ Schutter Alphen is 24-jarige Tristan van der Vlis
- ^ Schutter Alphen is 24-jarige Tristan van der Vlis
- ^ "Dutch Royal family twitter acount". Retrieved 9 April 2011.