A moment of panic at CS Amsterdam for the police shooting during his arrest

Police received a report of the stabbing around 11:15 p.m. that the assailant may have wanted to stab more people, a spokeswoman said. Officers arrived quickly and saw the suspect walking with a knife.

Stopped in ten minutes

Because the man did not surrender immediately, they fired shots. The suspect was not injured as a result. He was arrested within ten minutes, a police spokeswoman told the ANP news agency. According AT5 could the suspect be arrested with a stun gun.

See footage of the arrest next to Amsterdam Central Station here:

During the incident, panic erupted around the station for a short time, as seen in footage shared on social media. People ran after police fired several shots and tried to seek shelter in the station.

Stab

The victim was taken to hospital with a stab wound. According to AT5, he is in serious condition. Nothing is known about the perpetrator’s motive.