Utrecht shooting: suspect arrested by Dutch police

Three people were killed and five others injured in yesterday’s tram attack in The Netherlands

Utrecht suspect
(Image credit: Dutch police)

A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in the Dutch city of Utrecht, police confirmed yesterday evening.

He has been identified as Gokmen Tanis, a 37-year-old Turkish national already known to authorities.

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