Skip to main content
Netherlands News in English

Main navigation

  • Top stories
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Weird
  • 1-1-2
Image
Politie patch on a Dutch police officer's uniform
Politie patch on a Dutch police officer's uniform. Aug. 20, 2015 - Credit: Joeppoulssen / DepositPhotos - License: DepositPhotos
Crime
Amsterdam
Osdorp
Hoekenes
Vreedenhaven
shooting
fatal shooting
police
call for witnesses
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 - 15:30

Share this article:

Victim in overnight A'dam shooting dies; Police looking for witnesses

A 23-year-old man who was critically injured in a shooting in Amsterdam Osdorp early on Tuesday morning, succumbed to his injuries in hospital, the police said. The police are looking for witnesses.

The shooting happened at around 2:00 a.m. on Hoekenes, near Vreedenhaven. First responders found the man bleeding on the street. He was resuscitated and rushed to hospital by ambulance, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

The police put a team of 20 detectives on the investigation into this shooting. Technical and forensic investigations were done at the scene. Police officers are also studying surveillance camera footage and looking for witnesses.

Investigators call on anyone who saw anything out of the ordinary in the area around the time of the shooting, or who have camera footage or information that may relate to this investigation, to come forward.

More like this

Image
Police officer cordoning off a crime scene
Shootings leave one dead in Amsterdam-Oost, One hurt in Rotterdam-West
Image
Solano Zichterman, wanted for a fatal shooting at the Honswijck gas station on the A1 near Muiden on 29 March 2026
Suspect in fatal Muiden gas station shooting still at large; €10,000 reward offered
Image
Police officer cordoning off a crime scene
Video: Gunshots ring out in Limburg park leaving one man dead in Vaals; No arrests
Image
Police officer cordoning off a crime scene
Fatal shooting in Zuid-Holland town Den Hoorn; One killed near sports park
Make NL Times your top Google source

Follow us:

Latest stories

  • Sixty Dutch groups urge mandatory drinking water-saving rules in new homes
  • University staff to receive 4.1% pay rise under new collective labour agreement
  • Germany scraps €18B frigate deal with Dutch shipbuilder Damen
  • Man jailed for 21 years after strangling ex-girlfriend with dog chain in femicide case
  • Heatwave sparks air conditioning rush as demand quadruples across Netherlands

Top stories

  • Six arrested in electoral fraud investigation; Allegations of forgery, voter coercion
  • Hottest night on Dutch records expected tomorrow; Code Orange takes effect at noon
  • 270 children abducted to or from the Netherlands last year; Increase of over 25%
  • Public transport strike from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.: No trains, buses, trams, metros running
  • Life sentence sought for Dutch-Rwandan man over massacre of 3,000 Tutsi in 1994 genocide

© 2012-2026, NL Times, All rights reserved.

Footer menu

  • Change Privacy Settings
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • Partner Content