Dutch police arrest suspect in ‘random’ Rotterdam shootings

Dutch police announced on Friday that they had arrested a 24-year-old man suspected of "accidentally" killing three people in Rotterdam over the past two weeks.

Man arrested after killing three in Rotterdam shooting spree

Police arrested the suspect with a weapon, ending a two-week period of terror for Rotterdam residents.

24-year-old alleged “Rotterdam serial killer” Sendric S. was handcuffed in a porch flat on the Emelissedijk. He stayed with an acquaintance. According to the police, the Curaçao native who grew up in Rotterdam is not known as a confused person. However, he does have a modest criminal record, which mainly includes property crimes.

Dutch police arrest suspect in ‘random’ Rotterdam shootings

Police find weapon at scene of arrest; no motive established, says chief prosecutor.

The man who was arrested late last night in IJsselmonde for the shootings in this Rotterdam district had already been checked by the police earlier in the evening. At that time, there was no reason to arrest him because he did not sufficiently match the description. Chief Commissioner of the Rotterdam police unit Fred Westerbeke said this this morning at a press conference. The man was stopped in a shop at 7:00 PM following a tip. The police the…

The suspect in the three fatal shootings in Rotterdam was previously checked by officers in the course of the investigation. That happened in a store. At the time, he did not meet the description sufficiently and no name of a suspect was known yet. With his permission, the police took a photo of him and noted his identity details. The 24-year-old suspect, born in Curaçao and grew up in the Netherlands, was arrested in a home owned by a friend la…