Man arrested after shots fired in Tilburg hotel restaurant

A 53-year-old man from Oisterwijk was arrested on Wednesday evening after a shooting incident in a hotel restaurant in Tilburg, the police said. Nobody was hurt.

At 18:35, the police received a report that a man had fired a shot in the restaurant of a hotel on the Dr. Hub van Doorneweg. He then fled in his car.

Probably blanks

Several police units were sent to the hotel. Officers immediately started looking into who the man was and spoke to the shaken people in the restaurant as witnesses. Nobody turned out to be hurt, and the police suspect that shots were fired, but probably with blanks.

Manhunt

The police quickly identified the man and launched a manhunt. Officers checked addresses known to be linked to him and were posted at key points in the area, with help from other police units. The Belgian police were also alerted.

Stopped on the Ringbaan-Zuid

At around 21:00, the man’s car was spotted on the Ringbaan-Zuid. The driver was signalled to stop, and officers used a special approach technique for dangerous suspects. He was arrested without violence. A firearm was found in the car.

The man is being held at the police station, and detectives are investigating the case.