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| Netherlands shooting: Man gunned down next to school playground in Zaandam | Netherlands shooting: Man gunned down next to school playground in Zaandam |
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| A man has been shot dead metres from a school in the Netherlands by a masked gunman dressed in black. | A man has been shot dead metres from a school in the Netherlands by a masked gunman dressed in black. |
| Children were playing on their lunch break when a group of men pulled up and opened fire in the city of Zaandam, which is under 10 miles away from Amsterdam. | Children were playing on their lunch break when a group of men pulled up and opened fire in the city of Zaandam, which is under 10 miles away from Amsterdam. |
| Warning: Some readers may find the picture below distressing | Warning: Some readers may find the picture below distressing |
| One of the assailants was caught on camera pointing what appeared to be an automatic weapon at the victim but escaped before police arrived at the scene. | One of the assailants was caught on camera pointing what appeared to be an automatic weapon at the victim but escaped before police arrived at the scene. |
| The 43-year-old victim, from Amsterdam, has been locally named as Lucas Boom and was reportedly an associate of notorious Dutch gang leader Willem Holleeder. | The 43-year-old victim, from Amsterdam, has been locally named as Lucas Boom and was reportedly an associate of notorious Dutch gang leader Willem Holleeder. |
| Witnesses told local media that they heard up to 15 shots after Boom got out of his car next to the playground and ran down a side street. | Witnesses told local media that they heard up to 15 shots after Boom got out of his car next to the playground and ran down a side street. |
| There were reportedly up to five armed men involved and the gunman seen in the picture "finished the job" as Boom lay in the road. | There were reportedly up to five armed men involved and the gunman seen in the picture "finished the job" as Boom lay in the road. |
| A police spokesperson said that officers received reports of a shooting at round 12.20pm local time (11.20am BST) and attended to find a dead man in the road. | A police spokesperson said that officers received reports of a shooting at round 12.20pm local time (11.20am BST) and attended to find a dead man in the road. |
| Witnesses said the perpetrators fled in a brown van, which police are working to trace. | Witnesses said the perpetrators fled in a brown van, which police are working to trace. |
| Main roads between Zaandam and the capital city were crowded with officers trying to trace the culprits this afternoon and the crime scene remained shut off while forensic investigations continued. | Main roads between Zaandam and the capital city were crowded with officers trying to trace the culprits this afternoon and the crime scene remained shut off while forensic investigations continued. |