“After shootings, people stood up: what can we do?” How IJsselmonde looked after each other

Rotterdam-IJsselmonde was the territory of a serial killer for two weeks. The shootings of random victims caused unrest and insecurity in the working-class district. But it also created solidarity. Residents and entrepreneurs immediately took action with crowdfunding for relatives. An insight into this special neighborhood: ‘When older people are sick, they even come to the oliebollen stall to say goodbye to us.’

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