Dutch shooting: Utrecht police arrest suspect after three killed

Dutch shooting: Utrecht police arrest suspect after three killed

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – A man has been arrested after three people were killed and five wounded, some seriously, in a shooting on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht.

Gokmen Tanis, a 37-year-old born in Turkey, was found several hours after the attack in a building about two miles (3km) from the scene.

Authorities said the attacker’s motive was unclear.

Police raided several properties and arrested two others in connection with the incident, Dutch media reported.

The shooting sparked a city-wide manhunt and the closure of schools.