On Thursday afternoon, the police received a report of the shooting incident around 3:40 PM. Upon arrival, it appeared that a person had been shot multiple times. The victim was responsive and did not need medical treatment at the hospital.

The police do not rule out further arrests.

Police make two more arrests after finding drugs and a firearm

During the investigation into the shooting incident, the police found a bag in the vicinity of Piet Kuiperlaan. The bag contained drugs and a firearm. Based on this, two men aged 68 and 44 were arrested, both from the municipality of Zaanstad. They are still in custody and their roles are under further investigation. There is also an examination of a possible connection between the shooting incident and the discovery of the bag with drugs and the firearm.

Call for Information

If you have information about the shooting incident but have not yet spoken to the police, please contact them as soon as possible via 0900-8844. You can also do this anonymously by calling Meld Misdaad Anoniem at 0800-7000. The police would also like to receive any footage from the area around Piet Kuiperlaan in Westknollendam around 3:40 PM, for example from dashcams or doorbell cameras. You can upload it via this form mentioning 2025194000.