Utrecht tram shooting
On the morning of 18 March 2019, three people were killed and seven others were injured in a mass shooting on a tram in Utrecht, Netherlands. One of the injured died of his injuries ten days later. Gökmen Tanis, a 37-year-old Turkish man, was arrested later that day following a major security operation and manhunt. He was later convicted of murder with terrorist intent and sentenced to life in prison. The shooting was classified as an act of Islamic extremism.
| Utrecht tram shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of Islamic terrorism in Europe | |
The tram after the attack | |
Location of the shooting | |
| Location | 24 Oktoberplein, Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 52.0807°N 5.0914°E |
| Date | 18 March 2019 10:45 (CET) |
| Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapon | Pistol |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Injured | 6 |
| Assailant | Gökmen Tanis |
| Motive | Islamic extremism |
| Convicted | 4 counts of murder with terrorist intent; 3 counts of attempted murder with terrorist intent; 17 counts of criminal threats of terrorism |
| Verdict | Life in prison |
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