According to insiders, the fatal confrontation started on Monday at a civil lawyer in Breda, where the two fairground entrepreneurs tried to settle a business dispute. The conflict revolves around a joint investment in a prestigious fairground attraction, a funhouse that, according to insiders, is “the largest movable attraction in Europe”. The Funhouse was built in Noord-Holland and counts as a millions of project in the industry.
Shooting after attempted mediation
What would have begun as an attempted mediation, completely escalated when the tension between the former partners sustained. The lawyer called the police when the situation threatened to get out of hand. Shorts later, shots fell.
The victim got there injured and remembered Flee to the nearby Van der Valk Hotel Breda to seek help. Hotel employees immediately raised the alarm, after which the emergency services squeezed out en masse. The police turned the area around Princenhagelaan well, a trauma helicopter landed in the area and a lane of the A58 was temporarily closed to transport the victim to the hospital urgently.
Man shot at the Van der Valk business park in Breda, suspect arrested
The suspect, who, according to sources, is a former partner of the victim, surrendered shortly thereafter near the hotel and was taken by the police. He is stuck for further interrogation. According to fairground operators, De Schutter would have recently lost a lawsuit of his former business partner and could have been able to hurt that badly
Big stir in fairground world
Within the fairground world, the incident causes great commotion. Several operators speak of a long -deducting conflict, but do not dare to name in the media. “This hurts enormously,” said a person concerned: “Although these are not real fairground people.”
The police confirm the arrest, but for the time being, do not make any statements about the background of the conflict or the condition of the victim. According to insiders, that condition is “worrying.” The investigation into the circumstances and backgrounds is in full swing, a police spokesperson said.