Gokmen Tanis, 37, was arrested after a massive eight-hour manhunt following the shooting in which three people were killed and five others injured.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Dutch police on Tuesday questioned the Turkish-born suspect in a deadly shooting on a tram in the city of Utrecht and two other people arrested in connection with the rampage.
Utrecht police said late on Monday that they had arrested two other men in connection with the attack but gave no further details about them. Mourners began to lay flowers on Tuesday at the site of the attack near the 24 Oktoberplein square in memory of the victims, who have not yet been formally identified.Public transport was running again after forensic police finished their investigations at the scene and removed the tram on which the shooting erupted.
Dutch media have reported that the suspect had a long criminal background and was only released from jail two weeks ago on a number of charges.
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