Shooter kills six at Dutch mall

By Mike Munzenrider

A man killed six people and wounded 15 at a suburban mall near Amsterdam before taking his own life on Saturday.

The shooter, 24-year-old Tristan van der Vlis, appeared to shoot victims at random, using guns for which he had permits reports the Associated Press and the BBC.

Van der Vlis had a previous run-in with the police for charges related to illegal weapons possession, though the charges were later dropped reports the Associated Press.

Police found a note in Van der Vlis' car and his mother found a suicide note, though they offered no explanation why he chose to hurt others, reports the Associated Press.