LEO fatally shoots 2, wounds others in Dordrecht, Netherlands
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 4:17 pm
by DispositionMatrix
DEVELOPING: Mass Shooting Reported In City of Dordrecht In The Netherlands
There was a massive police response to a reported shooting in the city of Dordrecht Monday.
According to local media, at least three people have been killed and more were wounded.
It was unclear if a suspect was in custody. A motive was not known.
Re: LEO fatally shoots 2, wounds others in Dordrecht, Netherlands
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 6:50 pm
by MayhemVI
This is the part where we "celebrate" that people died by guns...in another country. Because God is in the details.
Re: LEO fatally shoots 2, wounds others in Dordrecht, Netherlands
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 8:22 pm
by SubRosa
Apparently a cop offed two family members, then himself.
Sad.
SR
Re: LEO fatally shoots 2, wounds others in Dordrecht, Netherlands
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 12:24 am
by highdesert
Miriam Slot, a police spokeswoman, told Reuters news agency that a 34-year-old Dutch policeman shot and killed his two young children and himself at a home in Dordrecht on Monday evening.
Slot said that the policeman also shot and seriously wounded his 28-year-old wife. The children were reportedly aged eight and 12.
Police spokesman Wim Hoonhout told The Associated Press that the shooting "seems like a family incident."
https://www.dw.com/en/shooting-in-dutch ... a-50362226
A saying in the UK, "join the force, get a divorce". The job can be very stressful on families.