The 56-year-old man who shot agents shot from his house on Domineestraat in Vierlingsbeek on Wednesday evening, used a gas alarm gun. The police report this after investigation. “For all police officers involved, it has been a particularly impactful incident,” the police reported.
The police received a report on Wednesday evening about someone who was in a crisis situation. Agents went to the house on Domineestraat to provide help, but when they arrived there they were shot at several times by the resident. The agents also shot shots.
Agents called in an arrest team and a negotiator, among other things. The resident eventually came out and was arrested. He was slightly injured in his arrest. The man was taken to the police station and is being interrogated.
After the first investigation, the police conclude that the man was shot with a gas alarm gun and not with a firearm. An alarm gun does not fire bullets, but gives a hard bang that sounds like a real shot. In addition, sleeves actually come from the alarm gun.
It is not clear why the man shot at the police. That is being investigated. The police are conducting traces in his house on Thursday. “For all police officers involved, it has been a particularly impactful incident and of course the necessary care and attention is granted,” the police report.
Mayor speaks with residents
Mayor Marieke Moorman van Land van Cuijk says that the event has loosened a lot in the neighborhood. She spoke to several local residents on Thursday. “Their stories touched me. In their familiar living environment, where it is normally quiet and safe, shots were suddenly told. That is intense,” Moorman reports.
Local residents therefore have many questions. According to the mayor, help is available for the people who need it. “That something like that happens in their normally so quiet street, you don’t expect that. And nobody leaves that untouched, not even me,” the mayor reports.