#englishnews #dutchpolice <br /><br />News Article :-<br />Dutch police have arrested a gunman who killed at least three people in twin shootings in the city of Rotterdam.<br /><br />They says the male attacker, 32, opened fire in a home before setting it alight, then stormed the city's Erasmus Medical Center on Thursday.<br /><br />He was a student at Erasmus University, which is affiliated with the hospital.<br /><br />A woman, 39, and her 14-year old daughter were killed in the first shooting. A male lecturer, 46, was shot dead at the hospital.<br /><br />Footage has emerged showing a man in camouflaged clothing being taken from the hospital building in handcuffs. The motives for the attack were not immediately known.<br />Reacting to the shootings, Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb said "we have been shocked by a horrible incident".<br /><br />And Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte wrote in a post on social media: "My thoughts go out to the victims of the violence, their loved ones and to all the people who have been in great fear."<br /><br />At a news briefing after Thursday's shooting, Rotterdam police officers said the gunman - who has not been publicly named - was known to them. He was convicted of animal cruelty two years ago.<br /><br />The police said there were no indications of a second gunman.<br /><br />As the shooting started at the medical centre, employees were seen running out of the building with patients, some of them on stretchers.<br /><br />Signs were seen taped to two hospital windows reading: "Room 32. We can't get out!"<br /><br />One medical student told RTL Nieuws website: "First there was a shooting on the fourth floor. Four or five shots were fired. Then a Molotov cocktail was thrown into the education centre."<br /><br />Elite police units - including snipers - stormed the hospital, and helicopters were seen hovering over the hospital building.<br /><br />Before his arrest, the police said the dark-haired tall suspect in combat gear may have been on a motorcycle, and was carrying a backpack, headphones and a handgun.
