Suspect still at large after three killed in Utrecht shooting
Utrecht, Netherlands - Police in Utrecht are searching for a 37-year-old Turkish-born man following a shooting in the central Dutch city that killed three people, according to the city's mayor.
Police released an image showing the suspect in the tram where the shooting took place and named him as Gokmen Tanis.Authorities are investigating whether the motive for the shooting had been personal, or if there was a terrorist background. Shots were fired in the tram on 24 Oktoberplein, a junction in the west of the city. Emergency services tweeted that the shooting took place at 10:45 am .
Molenaar said that he saw an armed man running towards the group. "It looked as if he wanted to attack her again, or maybe the people who helped her," he said.Van Zanen said that authorities were looking into a terrorist motive.Local authorities lifted a curfew after several hours. They had warned residents not to venture outside after the shooting.
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