"Hard blow" for a 15-year-old girl from Helmond, hit by a bullet

The shock is great in the city of Brabant. Yesterday afternoon, a car was taken under fire in a shopping area at the intersection of Noord Koninginnewal and Molenstraat. The rear window of the car was broken by bullets.

Two Helmond children, a 2-year-old toddler and a 15-year-old girl were hit by flying bullets. According to the police, both are casual victims. The toddler was with his mother at the back of the bike and was injured in the leg. She is in the hospital.

Student Testimony

The 15-year-old girl pedaled with six other students along the car when gunshots were heard. She was hit on the arm. She had to go to the hospital, but was allowed to go home last night. "It's not so bad when it comes to physical injury, but mostly mentally, it's a hard blow," says Perry Vermeulen of Knippenberg College, where the girl is sitting on the mavo.

School on the return of an activity organized by the school. A number of students have also witnessed. "The students had built some kind of escape room in the city, they were running in groups."

Teachers were not there: they were cleared up after the activity.

The atmosphere turned

in the tracking sign. "We also talked to her and her parents, and we started the day with mentors and department heads to explain how they can handle this." With Slachtofferhulp, we seek a trajectory with individual pupils. is. "

" The event sways well, notes Vermeulen. "We had a great holiday yesterday because we had won the" excellent school "predicate.The atmosphere has completely changed The trouble, it is that it is inevitable and that's what happened to the students: it could have happened. "

The occupants fled

After the shooting, the police arrested a 23-year-old man from Helmond, but he turned out not to be involved and is no longer suspected. Nothing is known about the reason for the shooting. A search is made on the suspects.

Shortly after the shooting, a car started at high speed. The car was found empty below. The occupants of the burning car fled and left the car behind them. They are also wanted by the police.