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Warning Shot Fired as Clashes Erupt Across Rotterdam

Law-enforcement responses followed a night of mass fights, a serious stabbing near metrostation Beurs, a separate shooting in Gouda, with suspects still at large.

Overview

  • The night of Sunday–Monday saw multiple large fights across central Rotterdam at Stadhuisplein, Lijnbaan and West‑Kruiskade that drew a heavy police response.
  • Around 22:00 a person was seriously stabbed near metrostation Beurs after a brawl on the Lijnbaan and police have not yet arrested the suspected attacker.
  • Officers fired a confirmed warning shot during an intervention on West‑Kruiskade and detained two men who were later found to be unarmed.
  • A 19‑year‑old was arrested in connection with the Lijnbaan altercation after being treated for a stab wound himself, and investigators are searching for other suspects linked to the incidents.
  • Regional 112 liveblogs show the weekend’s incidents included a shooting in Gouda and a violent attempted abduction in The Hague for which police have re‑released footage to seek tips as several cases remain under active investigation.