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Deadly gunman attacks hospital and apartment in Rotterdam, 2 killed

A lone gunman unleashed a deadly spree in the Netherlands, resulting in two fatalities. The shooter, identified as a 32-year-old student from Rotterdam, was in a bulletproof vest.

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.

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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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