Utrecht Man Arrested After Tram Shooting Spree

By John Falkenberg

UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS — A man is now in custody following a shooting spree initially believed to be an intended terrorist attack that had the entire city placed in lockdown, Reuters reports.

As it has been revealed some time after the event, the attack was not intended as a terroristic event — just a family fight that escalated far beyond what its already deadly potential could have predicted.

The man went after a family member, then gunned down anyone trying to help them.

Utrecht police announced the suspect, 37-year-old Gokmen Tanis, had been taken into custody.

The city was put into lockdown after the shooting, shortly after the morning rush hour, which authorities initially said was an apparent terrorist attack. Police conducted raids in several locations.

But hours after the shooting, the gunman’s motive remained unclear. A prosecutor said it could be for “family reasons” and Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency, quoting relatives of the gunman, said he had fired at a relative on the tram and had then shot at others who tried to help her.

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Source:: Concealed Nation