UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS — A Turkish man has been arrested following a shooting on a tram in Utrecht.<br /><br />The BBC reports that the shooting took place at around 10:45 a.m. on board a tram in Utrecht's 24 Oktoberplein junction.<br /><br />According to the New York Times, witness accounts indicate that someone had activated the emergency brakes, as passengers screamed and clamored to escape.<br /><br />Reuters reports that at least three people were killed and nine others injured. According to the New York Times, some were wounded by shattering glass.<br /><br />After the gunman stepped off the tram, the Telegraph reports that he escaped in a stolen red Renault Clio. Police conducted house-to-house raids and arrested the suspect after an eight-hour manhunt.<br /><br />Authorities initially said the shooting was a terrorist incident, but later claimed they were not ruling out a personal motive.<br /><br />According to Turkey's Anadolu news agency, relatives of 37-year-old suspect Gokmen Tanis said the shooting was due to a family dispute. They alleged that only one person — possibly his former wife — was the intended target.
