Ridderhof shooting

A sea of flowers left at the Ridderhof shopping center in in Alphen aan de Rijn after a mass shooting left six people dead and 16 injured on 9 April 2011

Dutch police at fault in mall mass shooting where 6 were killed: Supreme Court

Sep 20 '19 11:21
Crime

The police are liable for damages sustained during a mass shooting in the Ridderhof shopping center in Alphen aan den Rijn in 2011, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday. The authorities knew that gunman Tristan van der V. had psychological problems before he was issued a firearm permit, and he therefore should never have gotten that permit, the Supreme Court ruled.

On 9 April 2011, Tristan Van der V. opened fire in the Ridderhof shopping center. He killed six people and injured 16 others before committing suicide. 

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Dutch mall shooting victims suing perpetrator's parents

Feb 20 '17 11:55
Crime

Victims of a shooting in the Ridderhof mall in Alphen aan den Rijn almost six years ago, are suing gunman Tristan van der Vlis's parents for compensation. They believe the parents deserve part of the blame for ignoring the signs that their son was derailing, AD reports.

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Victims gather for anniversary of mass shooting in Dutch mall

Apr 11 '16 13:45

Alphen aan den Rijn commemorated the 5th anniversary of a mass shooting in a mall in the city. On April 9th, 2011 Tristan van der Vlis opened fire in the Ridderhof mall, killing six people and injuring 16 others, before committing suicide.

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Police ignored mall shooter's psych problems in gun license application

Dec 9 '14 13:56
Crime

The police ignored all the signals on the psychological problems of Ridderhof-shooter Tristan van der Vlis. Not only when granting him weapon licenses, but also twice afterwards in its renewal. This was the argument of the lawyers on behalf of 51 victims of the shooting in the court in the Hague this morning.

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