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Tuesday, 18 August 2015 - 08:23

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Victim dies at scene of second Brabant shooting in days

A man was found dead on the street in the Brabant town of Molenschot on Monday night. According to the police, the man was shot to death. The shooting incident happened on Broekstraat around 7:50 p.m. According to the Telegraaf, someone living near by heard gunfire and called the police. The police believe that the victim is a 27 year old man. They are still trying to establish his place of residence. There is no sign of the perpetrator. The motive of the shooting is also still unknown. The police closed off the scene and spent the whole night there doing a trace evidence investigation. A car was found in the area, which may belong to the victim.

#Molenschot, Broekstraat, dode man aangetroffen waarschijnlijk neergeschoten politie gaat uit van misdrijf. T.P recherche en sporenonderzoek

— Politie Tilburg eo (@POL_Tilburg) August 17, 2015

#Molenschot, dodelijk slachtoffer is vermoedelijk 27-jarige man, verblijfsadres is nog in onderzoek. t.p hele nacht sporenonderzoek gedaan

— Politie Tilburg eo (@POL_Tilburg) August 18, 2015
This is the second shooting in Brabant in a matter of days. On Friday afternoon one man was injured in a shooting incident on Rob van Spaendonkstraat in Tilburg. Five men were arrested, including the injured man. A sixth suspect was arrested on Saturday.

#Tilburg, #schietincident Rob van Spaendonckstraat, nu totaal vijf mannen aangehouden, nog 1 (mogelijk gewapende) man voortvluchtig.

— Politie Tilburg eo (@POL_Tilburg) August 14, 2015

#Tilburg, #schietincident Rob van Spaendonckstraat, voortvluchtige 6e verdachte (35 jr) ook aangehouden dankzij goed recherchewerk politie.

— Politie Tilburg eo (@POL_Tilburg) August 15, 2015

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