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Utrecht tram shooting
On the morning of 18 March 2019, four people were killed and six others were injured in a mass shooting on a tram in Utrecht, Netherlands. One of the injured died of his injuries ten days later. Gökmen Tanis, a 37-year-old Dutch citizen (before being stripped of citizenship in 2022), originally from Turkey, was arrested later that day following a major security operation and manhunt. He was later convicted of murder with terrorist intent and sentenced to life in prison. The shooting was considered an act of Islamic extremism.
On the day of the shooting, Gökmen Tanis walked from his mother's house to the 24 Oktoberplein tram station. He carried a pistol equipped with a silencer underneath his jacket and several rounds of loose ammunition. Tanis stood at the station's platform until a tram arrived. At 10:41:00 CET (09:41:00 UTC), Tanis entered the rear car of the tram. As the tram departed from the station, 17 passengers, including Tanis, were inside the rear car of the tram.
In the tram, Tanis pulled out his pistol and walked to the front of the car. At the front of the car, Tanis aimed his pistol at the back of a man's head. He pulled the trigger but the gun malfunctioned. Tanis walked back towards the rear of the car. At the halfway point of the car, Tanis drew his pistol and tried to fire at a woman twice. The gun malfunctioned in both attempts. At 10:41:35, Tanis took a step forward and aimed his pistol at a different woman sitting opposite to the woman he had just tried to kill. This time, he fired his first shot into the woman's chest, killing her. Tanis aimed his pistol back at the woman he previously failed to shoot. She was now holding up a bag to protect herself. Tanis shot her in the torso, wounding her.
At this point, the passengers in the tram car began to panic and ran to both the front end and back end of the car. After shooting the women, Tanis aimed his pistol at another person who quickly ducked out of the way. Tanis walked to the front end of the car. At the front end of the car, four passengers, including 49-year-old Rinke Terpstra, were trying to open the doors. Tanis aimed his pistol at Terpsta and fired twice at him. Terpsta quickly raised his bag to protect himself, blocking both bullets. Terpsta pulled the tram's emergency brakes, causing the vehicle to stop. Tanis turned around and fired twice at a man who was still sitting in his seat, killing him. After killing the man, Tanis walked to the rear end of the tram car. As he walked to the rear of the car, Tanis fired another shot into the woman he had previously killed, causing her body to fall out of her seat.
At the rear end of the tram car, a passenger managed to break open one of the doors. Eight of the passengers jumped out of the broken doors. One of the passengers injured herself as she fell out of the tram, causing her to struggle to stand up just outside the tram. A couple and their baby were the last people to escape through the doors. They left their stroller wedged between the set of doors, blocking it. Tanis walked up to the doors and fired a shot into the back of the woman who was struggling to stand up, leaving her further injured. After shooting the woman, Tanis removed the magazine from his pistol to inspect it. Tanis then walked back to the front end of the tram car while loading cartridges to his magazine.
At the front end of the tram car, a passenger managed to kick out a window of one set of doors. Tanis slid the magazine back in his pistol and approached the passengers. Six of the passengers jumped out of the broken door window in a line, with Terpsta being the last person to jump. Just after Terpsta was able to jump out of the tram, Tanis walked up to the door with the broken window and fatally shot Terpsta. After killing Terpsta, Tanis sat down on a seat to load more cartridges into his magazine. He sat near the dead body of one of his victims. After inserting his loaded magazine back into his pistol, Tanis approached the broken door window and stepped out of the tram at 10:43:09.
Outside of the tram, a crowd of people were trying to carry one of the injured women to the cars stopped at a traffic light in Beneluxlaan. Tanis approached the group and fired at them, hitting no one. The group left the injured woman on the street. Tanis approached a person who was hiding behind a car. He aimed the pistol at them but decided to spare them. Tanis continued walking towards the cars at the traffic light and fired a single shot, hitting a person's car. Tanis stopped in front of two different cars. He pointed his weapon at the drivers of both of the cars before deciding to shoot the driver to his right twice. The driver was mortally wounded and would die of his injuries days later. After shooting the driver, Tanis entered an abandoned Renault Clio and drove towards Pijperlaan. He swerved around the tram and briefly slowed down past a bus stop in Pijperlaan. As he slowed down, he fired several shots at the people outside, hitting no one, before driving away.
The shooting took place on a light rail near the 24 Oktoberplein junction in Utrecht. The shooter fled in a car, leading to a large scale police manhunt, which lasted for much of the day. Several hours later, the police arrested Gökmen Tanis, a 37-year-old man born in Turkey. In addition, two further arrests were made in connection to the shooting. Police impounded a red Renault Clio in connection with the attack.
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On the morning of 18 March 2019, four people were killed and six others were injured in a mass shooting on a tram in Utrecht, Netherlands. One of the injured died of his injuries ten days later. Gökmen Tanis, a 37-year-old Dutch citizen (before being stripped of citizenship in 2022), originally from Turkey, was arrested later that day following a major security operation and manhunt. He was later convicted of murder with terrorist intent and sentenced to life in prison. The shooting was considered an act of Islamic extremism.
On the day of the shooting, Gökmen Tanis walked from his mother's house to the 24 Oktoberplein tram station. He carried a pistol equipped with a silencer underneath his jacket and several rounds of loose ammunition. Tanis stood at the station's platform until a tram arrived. At 10:41:00 CET (09:41:00 UTC), Tanis entered the rear car of the tram. As the tram departed from the station, 17 passengers, including Tanis, were inside the rear car of the tram.
In the tram, Tanis pulled out his pistol and walked to the front of the car. At the front of the car, Tanis aimed his pistol at the back of a man's head. He pulled the trigger but the gun malfunctioned. Tanis walked back towards the rear of the car. At the halfway point of the car, Tanis drew his pistol and tried to fire at a woman twice. The gun malfunctioned in both attempts. At 10:41:35, Tanis took a step forward and aimed his pistol at a different woman sitting opposite to the woman he had just tried to kill. This time, he fired his first shot into the woman's chest, killing her. Tanis aimed his pistol back at the woman he previously failed to shoot. She was now holding up a bag to protect herself. Tanis shot her in the torso, wounding her.
At this point, the passengers in the tram car began to panic and ran to both the front end and back end of the car. After shooting the women, Tanis aimed his pistol at another person who quickly ducked out of the way. Tanis walked to the front end of the car. At the front end of the car, four passengers, including 49-year-old Rinke Terpstra, were trying to open the doors. Tanis aimed his pistol at Terpsta and fired twice at him. Terpsta quickly raised his bag to protect himself, blocking both bullets. Terpsta pulled the tram's emergency brakes, causing the vehicle to stop. Tanis turned around and fired twice at a man who was still sitting in his seat, killing him. After killing the man, Tanis walked to the rear end of the tram car. As he walked to the rear of the car, Tanis fired another shot into the woman he had previously killed, causing her body to fall out of her seat.
At the rear end of the tram car, a passenger managed to break open one of the doors. Eight of the passengers jumped out of the broken doors. One of the passengers injured herself as she fell out of the tram, causing her to struggle to stand up just outside the tram. A couple and their baby were the last people to escape through the doors. They left their stroller wedged between the set of doors, blocking it. Tanis walked up to the doors and fired a shot into the back of the woman who was struggling to stand up, leaving her further injured. After shooting the woman, Tanis removed the magazine from his pistol to inspect it. Tanis then walked back to the front end of the tram car while loading cartridges to his magazine.
At the front end of the tram car, a passenger managed to kick out a window of one set of doors. Tanis slid the magazine back in his pistol and approached the passengers. Six of the passengers jumped out of the broken door window in a line, with Terpsta being the last person to jump. Just after Terpsta was able to jump out of the tram, Tanis walked up to the door with the broken window and fatally shot Terpsta. After killing Terpsta, Tanis sat down on a seat to load more cartridges into his magazine. He sat near the dead body of one of his victims. After inserting his loaded magazine back into his pistol, Tanis approached the broken door window and stepped out of the tram at 10:43:09.
Outside of the tram, a crowd of people were trying to carry one of the injured women to the cars stopped at a traffic light in Beneluxlaan. Tanis approached the group and fired at them, hitting no one. The group left the injured woman on the street. Tanis approached a person who was hiding behind a car. He aimed the pistol at them but decided to spare them. Tanis continued walking towards the cars at the traffic light and fired a single shot, hitting a person's car. Tanis stopped in front of two different cars. He pointed his weapon at the drivers of both of the cars before deciding to shoot the driver to his right twice. The driver was mortally wounded and would die of his injuries days later. After shooting the driver, Tanis entered an abandoned Renault Clio and drove towards Pijperlaan. He swerved around the tram and briefly slowed down past a bus stop in Pijperlaan. As he slowed down, he fired several shots at the people outside, hitting no one, before driving away.
The shooting took place on a light rail near the 24 Oktoberplein junction in Utrecht. The shooter fled in a car, leading to a large scale police manhunt, which lasted for much of the day. Several hours later, the police arrested Gökmen Tanis, a 37-year-old man born in Turkey. In addition, two further arrests were made in connection to the shooting. Police impounded a red Renault Clio in connection with the attack.
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