Student gunman kills three in Rotterdam university shooting

A forensic technician walks near the entrance to the medical center after Dutch police arrested a suspect after a shooting in Rotterdam, Netherlands on Thursday Picture: Reuters

A gunman killed three people in the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Thursday, shooting a local woman and her daughter in their home then storming into a classroom of Rotterdam's university hospital and opening fire on a male teacher.

The 32-year-old suspect, a university student, shot dead a 39-year-old woman who lived in his neighbourhood, and shot her 14-year-old daughter. The girl died later in hospital, police said.