Man Shot Dead in Packed Bar in Amsterdam Was Prison Warden - DutchNews.nl
Detectives are investigating a possible link to his prison work after the warden was shot at point-blank range before dozens of witnesses.
- On Friday afternoon, prison warden Marcel Blijd was shot and killed at point-blank range on a packed terrace at the NDSM quay in Amsterdam; the suspect surrendered to police immediately.
- Witnesses reported the altercation began over the shooter's dog, which was running loose and barking around the quayside before the two men clashed.
- Blijd worked in the prison system for 30 years and was regarded as a "father figure" by colleagues; one colleague told Het Parool that "Marcel could get on with everybody."
- Detectives are investigating whether the shooting links to Blijd's position at Zaanstad jail, which houses high-risk offenders, while police suspended ferry services to Amsterdam Centraal Station for three hours.
- Anyone who was in the area can contact Victim Support Netherlands for assistance, as witnesses were transported to the local police station to provide formal statements.
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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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