Man with Knives Shot Outside Groninger Museum
- January 27, 2015 11:13
A man swinging meat cleavers at pedestrians outside a Dutch museum was shot and killed by police on Sunday, reports the AFP.
Wielding multiple large knives, the man tried to stab bystanders near the Groninger Museum. Police fired a warning shot and the man fled while trying to stab additional people. He was shot and fell into a canal. Attempts to revive the man failed.
A motive and the identity of the man have not been revealed.
![Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.](/images/c/e2/2e/Jan20_Rape_of_Europa100x100_c.jpg "Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.")
