John S., 38, who is suspected of having been shot dead on Friday at a care farm in Alblasserdam, was probably also involved in a fatal crime in Vlissingen on Wednesday evening (May 4). Prosecutor General Hugo Hillenaar said this at a press conference in Alblasserdam town hall on Friday afternoon.
Last Wednesday evening a dead man, a sixty-year-old shoemaker, was found in a shop in Vlissingen. “Shortly after the tragedy in Albasserdam, the suspect turned out to be the man the Zeeland police are looking for,” says Hillenaar. said. There would be a connection between the two crimes, but Hillenaar couldn’t say anything about it.
A spokesman for the Zeeland police told NU.nl on Wednesday evening that it was quickly recognized as a crime. “Then we launched a major investigation and on Thursday the suspect revealed himself: John S. We rushed to find him, but unfortunately the news overwhelmed us.
John S. was a care farm customer
The suspect comes from Oud-Alblas, a village near Alblasserdam. According to the Public Prosecution Service (OM), he had no criminal record, but was known to the police as an “undesirable person”. S. is in prison and is currently only allowed to see his lawyer.
The investigation so far shows that the man acted alone. He also previously resided on the maintenance farm. According to the Public Prosecution Service, there was a customer there.
A sixteen-year-old girl from Dordrecht and a 34-year-old woman from Alblasserdam were killed in a shooting on Friday morning in a shooting at Alblasserdam care farm in South Holland. A twenty-year-old woman from Alblasserdam and a twelve-year-old boy from Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht were also seriously injured in the incident. They are still in the hospital. Another person went into shock and was treated by a doctor.
Suspect was still armed when arrested
Dennis den Os, head of the Rotterdam Zuid-Holland-Zuid police unit, said the police received a report of the shooting at 10:50 a.m. and learned that the suspect had fled. Officers who arrived first at the farm found two dead and two seriously injured.
Other officers went to work for the armed suspect. The chase ended in a nearby park, where the man was arrested. According to Den Os, the suspect was still armed at the time. It remains to be seen if this is also the firearm he fired at the maintenance farm.
The Rotterdam Public Prosecution Service has launched a criminal investigation into the armed attack. According to Hillenaar, several house searches were also carried out on Friday as part of this investigation.
Black day for Albasserdam
Mayor Jaap Paans of Alblasserdam declared a “black day” for his municipality at a press conference. Earlier in the day he learns that there is a serious scooter accident in the area. It was later revealed that two young women had been killed. Then he heard of the “terrible events” on the care farm.
Paans expressed his appreciation for the “decisive and swift action” of ambulance and police ambulances and farm nurses who “were ready for their customers”.
On Friday, the mayor spoke about the fear and sadness he felt with relatives, customers and other victims on the farm. He told the residents of the municipality: “It was very difficult for them and their experiences will remain in their memory for a long time. So let’s show solidarity with them, show compassion and take care of each other,” he said.
Source: NU
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