Man Shot Dead in Packed Bar in Amsterdam Was Prison Warden - DutchNews.nl
Police are investigating a possible link to his prison work after the gunman surrendered and witnesses said a dispute over a loose dog preceded the shooting.
- On Friday afternoon, a man was shot dead at the NDSM quay in Amsterdam while sitting on a packed terrace; the suspect surrendered to police at 3pm after throwing his weapon into the water.
- The victim was identified as Marcel Blijd, a prison warden who worked in the system for 30 years; colleagues told Het Parool he was a "father figure" who could "get on with everybody."
- Witnesses reported the shooter initially clashed with Blijd over a dog running loose near the restaurant before the fatal confrontation escalated.
- Police cordoned off the terrace and suspended ferry services to Amsterdam Centraal Station for three hours while conducting investigations at the scene.
- Detectives are investigating whether the shooting was linked to Blijd's role at Zaanstad prison, which houses high-risk offenders, as the suspect had previously been detained there.
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The police have not yet released any information about the suspect being held in connection with the shooting incident on the NDSM Quay in Amsterdam North. An employee of the Zaanstad Judicial Complex was killed in the incident. The suspect is being held in isolation and is therefore only allowed contact with his lawyer, the police report.
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An employee of the Zaanstad prison was shot dead on a crowded Amsterdam terrace on Friday. The terrace is located on the NDSM Quay in Amsterdam North, close to the location where the ferry arrives and departs.
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