Utrecht tram shooting

Utrecht tram shooting
The tram after the attack.
Location of the Shooting
Location	Utrecht, Netherlands
Coordinates	52.080755°N 5.091354°E / 52.080755; 5.091354
Date	18 March 2019 10:45 a.m. (CET)
Attack type	Mass shooting
Deaths	4
Injured	6
Perpetrator	Gökmen Tanis

On the 18 March 2019, four people were killed and six others injured^[1] after a shooting on a tram in Utrecht, Netherlands.

Police shared a photo of a 37-year-old Turkish man called Gökmen Tanis who they were searching for.^[2][3][4] Police think that he got away in a red Renault Clio.^[5] Tanis was arrested the same day and was later sentenced to life in prison.^[6]

References

1. Utrecht opgeschrikt na doden bij tram - dit weten we tot nu toe, NOS.nl, 18 March 2019
2. "Politie geeft foto vrij van verdachte" (in Dutch). 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
3. "Politie Utrecht zoekt 37-jarige verdachte Gökmen Tanis" (in Dutch). 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
4. "Politie Utrecht zoekt 37-jarige verdachte" (in Dutch). 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
5. "Drie doden bij aanslag in Utrecht, inwoners moeten binnenblijven". NOS: Nederlandse Omroep Stichting, Hilversum. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
6. "Hoofdverdachte aanslag Utrecht opgepakt" (in Dutch). 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2019-03-18.