#englishnews #Rotterdamshootings <br /><br />News Article :-<br />Dutch prosecutors knew about the gunman who killed three people in Rotterdam and had warned the hospital where he shot one of the victims, an email from them has revealed.<br /><br />Fouad L, 32, had shown "psychotic behaviour", the hospital was told.<br /><br />He was arrested on Thursday after he allegedly shot a woman and her daughter at their home and a lecturer at the Erasmus Medical Center.<br /><br />Police said he had previously been convicted of animal cruelty.<br /><br />The email - sent by the Dutch public prosecution service to the teaching hospital where Fouad L studied - described previous "worrying behaviour", including him found "half-naked in the garden on a pile of leaves".<br />In the message, prosecutors suggested his behaviour could affect whether the hospital would grant him a medical diploma.<br />The suspected gunman posted the email in a web forum himself and complained about teachers "sabotaging" him.<br />He described himself as an alcoholic and said he had been fired because he was unable to finish his medical degree.<br />Prosecutors have confirmed the authenticity of the email, Dutch public broadcaster NOS reports.<br />During a search of his phone at the time of the animal cruelty investigation, prosecutors also found pictures of people being stabbed as well as right-wing extremist images.<br />Police arrested Fouad L outside the Erasmus Medical Center on Thursday afternoon in a huge operation that included an elite police unit storming the hospital and helicopters hovering over the building.<br />The attacker first shot a woman, 39, and her daughter, 14, at their home in central Rotterdam, police said, before setting fire to the building.<br />The woman is thought to have previously reported the gunman to the authorities, according to Dutch media reports. Police have not confirmed this detail so far.<br />He then allegedly went to the hospital and killed the male lecturer, 43.<br />A fire was also set there and caused significant damage. The hospital says it has cancelled all lectures in the building, but students have been invited to mourn there today.<br />On Friday morning, staff gathered in a cosy cafe outside the teaching hospital told the BBC they were frustrated about Rotterdam being characterised as a place in the grip of violence linked to gangs and drug-trafficking.<br />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 />Rotterdam mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb said the "horrible incident" was a "pitch-black day" for the city.<br />Fouad L is due to appear in court later on Friday for a preliminary hearing.
