Overasselt investigation expands with three suspects
Police arrest two new suspects during searches in Noord-Holland and detain a third man.
Police have arrested three new suspects in the investigation into the violence in Overasselt. Two men from Amsterdam were arrested in connection with events in Overasselt; a third suspect was detained after firearms were found during a search.
The two men, aged 24 and 25 and from Amsterdam, were arrested on Monday 28 September. At the same time, police searched locations in Diemen, Hoofddorp and Amsterdam. The police carried out the operations together with the Landelijk Parket and the Eenheid Landelijke Opsporing en Interventies.
Several data storage devices and two firearms were seized during the searches. According to police, one of them was an automatic firearm. A 19-year-old man from Amsterdam was arrested in the property where the weapons were found. His possible role is still being investigated.
According to police, the three suspects are being held under restrictions. This means they have limited contact with the outside world and that police will not share further substantive information about the arrests for the time being. Police have not said exactly what evidence against the three men is being investigated.
The case concerns the violence in Overasselt during the night of 31 August to 1 September. A 51-year-old man from Wijchen was killed and two officers were injured. The Public Prosecution Service suspects people arrested earlier of, among other things, involvement in the fatal shooting, violence against officers and preparing violent offences.
The public overviews from the police and Rechtspraak do not currently fully match. Rechtspraak previously listed 36 suspects who had been arrested, three of whom had been released; the new police statement mentions the three new arrests but gives no new total. All those involved are considered suspects. Only a judge can rule on guilt.
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The new arrests and seizures are taken directly from the police statement. Contradictions in public totals are explicitly noted and have not been smoothed over.
- confirmed On 28 September, two men aged 24 and 25 from Amsterdam were arrested. — Current police statement about the case. source
- confirmed Two firearms were found during searches in Diemen, Hoofddorp and Amsterdam. — Current police statement. source
- confirmed The three suspects are being held under restrictions. — Current police statement. source
- confirmed A 51-year-old man from Wijchen was killed in the incident and two officers were injured. — Overview from Rechtspraak Gelderland. source
Editor's note
The three new arrests and the searches were confirmed by police. The precise suspicion, current detention status and new total number of suspects are not fully public.Sources
- Aanhoudingen in onderzoek naar geweld Overasselt — Politie
- Geweld in Overasselt — Rechtspraak
- Update verdachten dodelijk schietincident Overasselt na raadkamer — Openbaar Ministerie
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- RTL Nieuws — „overasselt politie”
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- Het Parool — „overasselt politie”