A man was arrested just across the border in Germany in connection with a shooting at a coffeeshop on Nieuwmarkt in Amsterdam on Sunday evening, the police reported on Monday. One person was killed.
Police in Amsterdam arrested a 22-year-old man over the weekend in connection with two separate stabbings that took place in the city center last month. In the most recent of the two incidents, a woman was stabbed multiple times, and left critically injured in a pool of her own blood.
A woman was stabbed by a man in the night between Wednesday and Thursday in the Warmoesstraat in the city center of Amsterdam, the police reported on Thursday. The victim was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The suspect fled the scene following the incident. Investigators are urging witnesses to come forward.
An Italian tourist who fell into a canal in the Amsterdam city center died at an area hospital hours later, police confirmed to NL Times on Saturday. Rescue services were sent to the Kloveniersburgwal to save the 24-year-old man at about 12:30 a.m. Emergency services were alerted around 00:35 a.m. about an individual who had fallen into the water. In response, dispatchers sent the police, a fire department diving team, and at least two ambulances to the location. Shortly thereafter, a trauma team was airlifted to the area.