At least seven people have died in a shooting at a mall in the Dutch town of Alphen ann den Rijn, 46 km south of Amsterdam. The death toll in the incident is still tentative, since there are now three people hospitalized "in critical condition" and seven others wounded in varying degrees, local authorities said in a statement.
The shooting took place after noon on Saturday at the main entrance of the shopping center known as "Ridderhof", about 20 kilometers from Amsterdam, an area that was very crowded at that hour. The gunman has been identified as Tristan van der Vlis, a boy of 24 years who opened fire with a machine gun and then shot himself in the head.
Local authorities have begun to contact the families of the deceased have been identified, and so far have not confirmed whether he had any children among the dead, as some witnesses. The mayor, Bas Eenhoorn, said in press conference that the mall was cordoned off to facilitate investigations into the facts.
"We always expect one thing not to live like this," the mayor said, adding that "as security" have also been evacuated three other shopping centers in the city. The owner of a store in the mall told state television that "at the time of the incident there were many people in the mall and there was panic," adding that on seeing the armed individual entered his tent and closed the blinds .
On the murderer, the local police spokeswoman, Kitty Nooy, said "it is a native of Alphen aan den Rijn, known to police" but would not confirm whether, as some media, has left a letter addressed to authorities. At the moment no details have leaked about the motive for the attack. 
The shooting took place after noon on Saturday at the main entrance of the shopping center known as "Ridderhof", about 20 kilometers from Amsterdam, an area that was very crowded at that hour. The gunman has been identified as Tristan van der Vlis, a boy of 24 years who opened fire with a machine gun and then shot himself in the head.
Local authorities have begun to contact the families of the deceased have been identified, and so far have not confirmed whether he had any children among the dead, as some witnesses. The mayor, Bas Eenhoorn, said in press conference that the mall was cordoned off to facilitate investigations into the facts.
"We always expect one thing not to live like this," the mayor said, adding that "as security" have also been evacuated three other shopping centers in the city. The owner of a store in the mall told state television that "at the time of the incident there were many people in the mall and there was panic," adding that on seeing the armed individual entered his tent and closed the blinds .
On the murderer, the local police spokeswoman, Kitty Nooy, said "it is a native of Alphen aan den Rijn, known to police" but would not confirm whether, as some media, has left a letter addressed to authorities. At the moment no details have leaked about the motive for the attack.
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