“Two people were killed in a shooting incident,” Dutch police wrote on Twitter late Wednesday, with local television station RTL Oost saying the incident happened around 6pm at a McDonald’s. Witnesses told RTL Oost that the men were eating when a gunman entered the restaurant and shot at them in an apparently targeted attack. “The man first ordered a meal and sat at a table opposite the two victims before firing,” RTL Oost said. “There was a huge panic among the spectators who all tried to get out,” the station added. The perpetrator then fled. Police and ambulances rushed to the scene where rescue teams tried to bring back to life one of the injured victims, who later died. Police said they were looking for witnesses and the search for the gunman continued. They did not provide details about the possible motive or identity of the two victims, who are said to be of Turkish-Dutch origin. Video footage from the scene showed the area cordoned off with police tape while a helicopter circled overhead. Shocked passers-by and relatives of the victims were also seen comforting each other.
