Dutch prosecutors warned Rotterdam Uni about shooter beforehand
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According to media reports on Friday, the shooter displayed signs of "disturbing" behavior.
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Medical personnel of the Erasmus Medical Centrum pass flowers left to commemorate victims of a shooting in Rotterdam on September 29, 2023. (AP)
According to Dutch media, prosecutors previously wrote a letter to the Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam requesting that it not award a diploma to medical student Fouad L., who shot three people earlier this week, and warning it about his "disturbing" conduct.
Dutch police announced Thursday the death of three people after a 32-year-old shooter opened fire on a residence and a university hospital in Rotterdam.
The man first burst into a house in the Dutch port city and opened fire, killing a 39-year-old woman and seriously injuring her 14-year-old daughter, police chief Fred Westerbeke told reporters. The girl later died of her injuries.
Rotterdam: Several people died in the shooting in the university amphitheater, the attacker was arrested
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According to the Netherlands Broadcasting Corporation (NOS), the gunman had previously been convicted of animal cruelty and had been seen by police shouting while nude on a leaf pile in a public area.
The 39-year-old victim, who is thought to be the shooter's neighbor, allegedly complained to authorities multiple times about the shooter's brutality to animals.
When his phone was inspected, authorities allegedly uncovered photographs of deceased individuals with knife wounds, as well as notable Nazi and right-wing figures. According to the report, the man was a depressed alcoholic.
The prosecutor's office's letter to the Erasmus University Medical Center cited by NOS remarked "We believe this will affect your decision as to whether the person concerned is eligible to obtain a basic medical diploma."
