The Fifteen-Year-old Boy Who was Shot Dead by Police on Sunday after a Robbery in Capelle aan den IJssel was not shot in the back. This is Reported by the Public Prosecution Service After the Lawyer of the Boy’s Mother Claimed This on Wednesday Evening.
Lawyer Gerald Roethof Said on the TV Program Pauw & De Wit That He had Seen in images that the boy was shot in the back. The Public Prosecution Service (OM) SAYS IT Feels Compelled to Correct This. “It is incorrect that the boy was shot in the back,” the Judiciary Writes on X.
The Fifteen-Year-old Boy from Gouda was one of the four suspects in the theft of a Fatbike at the Wisselpoor in Capelle aan den IJssel. Another Fifteen-Year-Old Boy was Kicked and Beaten in the Process. A firearm was also pointed at his head. The suspects then Fled.
One of Them Fled in the Direction of A McDonald’s Branch on the Hoofdweg, Almost 2 kilometers away. There, Police Hero the Suspect at Gunpoint and Ordered Him to Drop His Weapon. When he did, he was shot. The suspect died on the spot.
Accordance to the public prosecution service, The Police Warned the Several Times. On Wednesday, it was announced that the boy had a converted gas alarm pistol with him.
To Asks People to Await the Investigation
The National Criminal Investigation Department is Currently Conducting An Independent Investigation Into The Incident. This is a Standard procedure When the Police Have Used A Firearm. “That must be done very carefully. Therefore, we cannot share much information at this time,” Says the public prosecution service.
The Judiciary Says It Understands That The Case Evokes Many Emotions, But Calls On Everyone to Await The Investigation. It is unknown how long that will take. A Spokesperson for the public prosecution service cannot make any statements about this to nu.nl.
For the Robbery, the Police also arrested two other fifteen-year-holds from Gouda and Rotterdam. They will remain in pre-trial detention for another two week, The Examining Magistrate Ruled on Wednesday. Police Are Still Looking For A Fourth Suspect.