Dutch police say 2 people are killed in shootings at a university hospital and home in Rotterdam

Dutch police say 2 people are killed in shootings at a university hospital and home in Rotterdam

Two people were killed by a lone gunman who opened fire and started fires in a hospital and an apartment in the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Thursday, the city's police chief said.

The shooter, a 32-year-old student from Rotterdam, wore a bulletproof vest as he shot and killed a 39-year-old woman and seriously injured her 14-year-old daughter, Police Chief Fred Westerbeke said.

The shooter then went to the nearby Erasmus Medical Center where he shot and killed a 46-year-old man, a teacher at the academic hospital.

The suspect's identity was not released.

No motive was announced.

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