Utrecht tram shooting
| Utrecht tram shooting | |
|---|---|
The tram after the attack | |
Location of the shooting | |
| Location | 52°04′51″N 5°05′29″E / 52.0807°N 5.0914°E 24 Oktoberplein, Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Date | 18 March 2019 10:41 (CET) |
| Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Mass shooting, Islamic terrorism, mass murder |
| Weapon | Pistol with silencer |
| Deaths | 4 |
| Injured | 6 (2 by gunshot) |
| Perpetrator | Gökmen Tanis |
| Motive | Islamic extremism Possible retaliation to the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings |
| Verdict | Life imprisonment |
| Convicted | Murder with terrorist intent (4 counts) Attempted murder with terrorist intent (3 counts) Terrorism (17 counts) |
On the morning of 18 March 2019, four people were killed and six others were injured in a mass shooting on a tram in Utrecht, Netherlands. One of the injured died of his injuries ten days later. Gökmen Tanis, a 37-year-old Dutch citizen (before being stripped of citizenship in 2022), originally from Turkey, was arrested later that day following a major security operation and manhunt. He was later convicted of murder with terrorist intent and sentenced to life in prison. The shooting was considered an act of Islamic extremism.