A crossbowman spread fear and piebalds in Almelo on Friday morning.
The advanced police found two bodies and arrested a man.
Munich - In the Netherlands, a man is said to have shot around from a balcony.
He reportedly fired a crossbow in Almelo on Friday morning.
Two deaths are reported.
There is also talk of two injured people, including the shooter.
Two bodies and one injured were discovered in the house, reports the regional
newspaper Tubantia
.
The police have now arrested the man, and according to the Dutch media, shots were fired.
The background is unclear.
Likewise, whether the shooter and the victim knew each other.
Incident in Almelo: Police cordon off a large area of the crime scene - six ambulances on site
The crime scene was cordoned off over a large area.
The police advised against going to the area because "the situation there is not safe".
According to information from
Tubantia, there
are six ambulances and at least six police vehicles on site.
It is also said that residents reported a person with a large weapon - apparently it was the crossbow.
Almelo's mayor Arjen Gerritsen was "shocked and dismayed by a very serious incident".
The police said they were alerted in connection with a knife fight. After the arrival, the situation escalated and a tactical team arrested a person. The warning level has been raised from GRIP1 to GRIP3 - the latter is the case when the well-being of the population is threatened. So in the meantime there was definitely a danger to the public.
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