Two men have been arrested in Dongen after possible shots were fired during an argument in Bergen op Zoom. This was reported by a police spokesperson. The police opened a manhunt for the suspects and eventually started a major search operation in Dongen.
About fifteen police cars arrived on the scene, and a police helicopter was also in the air. During the major search, hundreds of people were on the street on Bolkensteeg in Dongen.
The police went into the neighborhood with a sniffer dog, looking for the occupants of a car from which a number of people had fled. It concerns an Audi RS6 with German license plates.
Argument on the street in Bergen op Zoom
The police confirm that two people have been arrested in the area. They are investigating whether these two men were involved in an argument in Bergen op Zoom around seven o’clock on Sunday evening.
The police are still looking for more people involved and an investigation is underway. The car found in Dongen is also part of the investigation.
Uncertainty about the number of people involved
After an argument on the street at the Wilhelminaveld in Bergen op Zoom, the police received several reports from people in the area who said that shots had been heard. Several people fled in different cars.
The police cannot say how many people are being sought. Nothing is being announced about any other cars that are being sought. So far there have been no injuries, but the police are not sure because no one was left on the street after the argument.