Developments in the case of the fitness influencer Sammy, who was shot by the police: Did the Dutch police unjustly fire at the young German?
Fitness influencer
Sammy B.
shot dead
in
Amsterdam
.
Dutch police
shoot
Sammy
in a
back yard
.
Resident video
indeed shocked many.
New detail could
escalate
the case into a
police
scandal.
Update from Friday, December 11, 2020 at 4:02 p.m
.:
Amsterdam
- In the case of the German influencer Sammy B. (23) who was shot in Amsterdam, it was previously said that he
threatened
the
police
with a
knife
.
Now it should have come out that it was only a very small knife for carving.
It was a present from his mother when he was eleven or twelve years old.
This was announced by the Amsterdam lawyer Richard Korver
according to
the
Bild newspaper
.
However, he has not yet been given
access to the files
.
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Dutch police officers and ambulances are standing at the scene where the officers shot the 23-year-old German influencer.
(24hamburg.de assembly)
© "ginopress BV" / dpa / ANP & justiceforsammy_bkr / Instagram
In an
interview
with the same, the
boy's
mother
from Wetzlar in Hesse
spoke
of an "execution".
She is said to have stood just 250 meters from the scene and even heard the gunshots.
The
parents of
the fitness guru have been fighting for "complete education and
justice
"
since the act
for her son.
They get support from Sammy's Instagram fan base, who even organized a protest march in Giessen under the motto “Justice for Sammy”.
Sammy B .: He was lying on the ground when the shots rang out
Update 06th December 2020 at 13:55: Amsterdam
- reports of the
picture
, according to which
an investigation
about the
death
of the German fitness influencers completed Sammy example, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The file must now be handed over to the public prosecutor.
These
facts
are known so far about the
case
:
Sammy went to
Amsterdam
with friends on August 11th
.
He wanted to celebrate his 23rd
birthday
there.
On the same day, he disappeared and sent strange
messages to
his friends
.
His family filed a
missing person report
.
The police in the Netherlands had
photos
and the missing person's report of the boy.
On August 13th, the police found him in a
back yard
.
Apparently he had a
knife
in his hand and was exhausted.
Sammy is said to have even
asked
for a
doctor
.
Six officers
were on site.
He was lying on his
back
and thrashing around when three
shots were fired
.
Sammy
, who was known for his healthy eating tips, is dead.
It
is still unclear
whether a
lawsuit will be brought
against the Dutch officials.
On Instagram, his parents and followers fight for
justice
and keep fans
updated at @justiceforsammy_bkr
.
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Sammy B .: German Instagram influencer killed by police in Amsterdam - now his father is speaking
Amsterdam (Netherlands) / Wetzlar (Hessen)
- He casually lifts his blue
T-shirt
, the
pose
like a
body builder
.
Sammy Baker from Wetzlar
presents his perfect
six-pack
.
On Instagram, "
Sammy
"
shows
how you can stay fit in an athletic and mental way.
Now he's
dead
, shot by
Amsterdam police officers
.
Why did
Sammy B. have to
die?
His
father
is now talking about the tragic
death
and expresses serious
allegations
and the fans also comment on the tragic incident in the
Netherlands
.
Capital of the Netherlands: |
Amsterdam |
population |
821,752 (2015) Trending, United Nations |
Area - land - water: |
219.32 km2; 165.31 km2; 54.01 km2 |
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Sammy B: German fitness influencer shot dead in Amsterdam - Sammy B.'s father horrified by police shots
On
the lives of acts
Sammy B.
(170,000
-
Followers
) almost flawless.
The perfect
body
, always beautiful clothes and traveling to the most beautiful places in the world.
But Sammy B. didn't just want to show off -
he wanted to be a
role model
with his
videos
and
photos
.
His aim was to give
men
a positive mental attitude and a good body image.
The
influencer
regularly wrote motivating and stimulating posts and even offered his own mental coaching.
But
Sammy B.'s
career
comes to
a terrible end.
On Thursday, August 13th, the Amsterdam police shot the well-known German fitness influencer *.
tz.de
reports on the dramatic
police operation
.
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Sammy Baker proudly presents himself on Instagram - now he's dead.
© Sammy B. / Instagram screenshot
How did the
shots
come
about
?
A video on Twitter shows the police's fatal decision.
Sammy B.
is in Amsterdam with friends
to celebrate
his
birthday
.
On
Wednesday evening,
Sammy is reported according promiflash.de missing on Thursday there is the fatal shooting.
In a backyard in Amsterdam, the
police arrives at
the apparently confused Sammy, who is only wearing underpants and a T-shirt.
The
police
approach the
German influencer
from both sides, who is holding a knife in his hand.
Then everything happens very quickly: A policeman with a dog pushes Sammy on the ground, the other officers surround him.
It gets chaotic,
little can be seen
on the
video
.
Then three shots are fired.
Sammy B. dies in the hospital
- the video is violent, the actions of the
Amsterdam police
raise questions.
Now his
father Kai
also comments on
the death of his son.
Schoten afgevuurd bij aanhouding man nabij Voorburgstraat Amsterdam pic.twitter.com/gUgsiZ0q3R
- Ruben Koops (@rubenkoops) August 13, 2020
Sammy B. can hardly be recognized on video - Instagram mourns the loss of the fitness influencer
Anyone who
knows
the disciplined and polite
Sammy B.
from social media will
hardly recognize
the confused Sammy from the
video
.
Even his
Instagram fans
can hardly believe how the drama came about.
Many criticize the deadly decision of the
Amsterdam police officers
.
One user insinuated that they were overwhelmed and wrote: “I cannot see any need for the shots there.
When the policeman knocks down Sammy, something falls to the ground - possibly the
knife
.
Sammy screams and then kicks around.
At least when viewed from a distance, this does not justify the use of firearms. "
But there are other voices who
want to describe
the situation from the perspective of the
police
.
“A confused person (alcohol? Drugs?) Ignores clear requests from the police over and over again, he is armed with a knife and thus offers considerable resistance to police officers.
So it doesn't surprise me that a police officer shoots to protect himself, ”writes another user.
* 24hamburg.de the reactions of the fans has the
German fitness Influencer
Sammy B.
watched.
Sammy B. shot dead in Amsterdam - his father does not understand the action of the police
Sammy's father
speaks to bild.de about the death of his son.
He too generally “understands the stress of the
police
”, but not in this specific situation.
“My son was on the floor.
On the ground! ”According to the father of the influencer from Wetzlar, there was no reason for the fatal shots.
Now he wants education and justice.
Not only for his son, but also "for everyone, what has happened lately with
police violence
and their arbitrariness."
The investigation is now underway in
Amsterdam
and the Dutch
criminal police are
investigating the case.
So far there are still too many unanswered questions.
What was
Sammy B.
doing
in the
Amsterdam backyard
, why did he seem so confused and not react to the instructions of the
police
?
Sammy B.'s fans and family call for clarification.
Transparency notice: In an earlier version of this article, we referred to Sammy B. as a "Hamburger Influencer". This information has now been corrected.
In
Germany
, too, there are seldom fatal
shots
by the
police
.
14 people died in 2019 when German police officers shot them - also in northern Germany.
In Hamburg, police shot a family man *.
Nordbuzz.de * reports on this.
The 34-year-old Briton had previously threatened his 32-year-old wife and her baby with a knife.
He did not respond to police requests to drop his gun.
The man died on site.
* 24hamburg.de, tz.de and nordbuzz.de are part of the Ippen-Digital network.
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