Global InformationAlphen aan den Rijn shopping mall shooting information
| Alphen aan den Rijn shopping mall shooting | |
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 The location of Alphen aan den Rijn in the Netherlands | |
| Location | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands[1] |
| Coordinates | 52°08′42″N 4°40′28″E / 52.144991°N 4.674446°E |
| Date | 9 April 2011[1] 12:08 |
| Target | Ridderhof Mall |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder, massacre, murder–suicide |
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| Deaths | 7 (including the perpetrator)[4][5] |
| Injured | 17[6] |
| Perpetrator | Tristan van der Vlis[7] |
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]
- ^ a b "Six People Killed in Netherlands Shooting". Sky News Online. 9 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ (in Dutch) Geen volautomatisch wapen in Alphen, RTL Nieuws (13 April 2011)
- ^ De wapens van Tristan van der Vlis Archived 16 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, De Telegraaf (14 April 2011)
- ^ "Dodental Alphen blijft op zeven". nu.nl (in Dutch). 11 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ "Bloedbad in winkelcentrum Alphen". RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 9 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ Nine Injured in Shootout Still in Hospital Archived 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, NIS News (12 April 2011)
- ^ a b "Schietpartij Alphen eist zevende leven". NOS nieuws (in Dutch). 9 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "Netherlands shooting 'kills six'". BBC News. 9 April 2011. Archived from the original on 10 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "Seven killed in Dutch shooting". Press Association. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "Schietpartij Alphen a/d Rijn, een overzicht". NOS nieuws (in Dutch). 9 April 2011. Archived from the original on 11 April 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ Sekularac, Ivana (10 April 2011). "Dutch town in shock after shooting rampage". Reuters.