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Man shot and seriously injured in Amsterdam-Zuidoost

Police are investigating after a man was shot in a car park at the Millingenhof in Amsterdam-Zuidoost on Monday afternoon. No one has been arrested.

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Police found a wounded man at the Millingenhof in Amsterdam-Zuidoost on Monday afternoon. He had been shot. He was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Police have arrested no one.

Officers went to the Millingenhof at 16.03 after a report of a stabbing. At first police thought the man had been stabbed. A police spokesperson later said it was definitely a shooting.

A firearm was found on the ground in the car park. Police are examining a white Peugeot with its door open. The whole car park is cordoned off while officers work at the scene.

The shooting happened in broad daylight in the Holendrecht area of Amsterdam-Zuidoost. Emergency services were at the scene on Monday afternoon, and the man was rushed to hospital.

Police cannot yet say who the man who was shot is. The reason for the shooting is unknown.

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