Alphen aan den Rijn shopping mall shooting
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On 9 April 2011, six people were killed by a gunman who entered the Ridderhof mall in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands,[8] a town approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi) south-west of Amsterdam.[9] Using a rifle, 24-year-old Tristan van der Vlis shot several people and then killed himself, reportedly with a different firearm.[10] There were seven deaths, including the killer, and 17 wounded,[7] making it the deadliest attack in the Netherlands since the 2009 attack on the Dutch royal family.[11]
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Alphen aan den Rijn shopping mall shooting | |
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Location | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands[1] |
Coordinates | 52°08′42″N 4°40′28″E |
Date | 9 April 2011[1] 12:08 |
Target | Ridderhof Mall |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder, massacre, murder–suicide |
Weapons | |
Deaths | 7 (including the perpetrator)[4][5] |
Injured | 17[6] |
Perpetrator | Tristan van der Vlis[7] |
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