Man Shot Dead in Packed Bar in Amsterdam Was Prison Warden - DutchNews.nl
Police said the gunman surrendered after shooting Blijd at point-blank range, and detectives are investigating a possible link to his prison work.
- On Friday afternoon, prison warden Marcel Blijd was fatally shot at De Baanderij restaurant on Amsterdam's NDSM quay, struck at point-blank range as he sat on the packed terrace.
- Witnesses reported the confrontation began as a dispute over a dog running loose and barking near the quayside before escalating into gunfire.
- The gunman made no effort to flee and surrendered to police at the scene; colleagues described Blijd as a "father figure" who worked in the prison system for 30 years.
- Detectives are investigating whether the shooting was linked to Blijd's position at Zaanstad jail, where the suspect had reportedly been detained previously, though it remains unclear if the two men knew each other.
- Police cordoned off Amsterdam Centraal Station for three hours during investigations, while officials offer counseling to witnesses through Victim Support Netherlands following the incident.
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The man who shot and killed a man on a crowded terrace in Amsterdam-North on Friday afternoon is 37-year-old Amin D., who lived in the neighborhood. Because he was born in Somalia, he is known in the area as ‘Soma’, reports the daily newspaper ‘Het Parool’.
The police have not yet released any information about the suspect being held in connection with the shooting incident on the NDSM Quay in Amsterdam North. An employee of the Zaanstad Judicial Complex was killed in the incident. The suspect is being held in isolation and is therefore only allowed contact with his lawyer, the police report.
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