Shooting in Rotterdam leaves three dead

A gunman killed three people in the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Thursday, shooting a local woman and her daughter in their home then storming into a classroom of Rotterdam’s university hospital and opening fire on a male teacher, Reuters reported.

The 32-year-old suspect, a university student, shot dead a 39-year-old woman who lived in his neighbourhood and shot her 14-year-old daughter. The girl died later in hospital, police said.

After setting the woman’s house on fire, the gunman went to the Rotterdam Medical Centre University Hospital, where he entered a classroom and shot dead a 43-year-old teacher,adds the same source.

The man was arrested near the hospital, where he also started a fire. His motive was unknown.”We have been shocked by a horrible incident. Shots were fired in two different places in the city. Many people witnessed it,” Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb said. “Emotions in the city are very high. My condolences go out to the victims.”