Three members of the Royal Netherlands Army were hurt, according to the authorities, in a gunshot early on Saturday morning outside a hotel in Indianapolis. The Dutch soldiers were in Indiana as part of an exercise, according to a news statement from the Dutch Ministry of Defense.
When all three of the males were taken to a nearby hospital, one of the three was reportedly in a serious condition, according to the authorities.
According to preliminary information, there may have been an altercation between the victims and the suspect(s) that led to the shooting. Detectives don’t think this was a random crime, and there isn’t any immediate danger to the neighborhood, according to an Indianapolis police news release.
According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, when officers arrived at a Hampton Inn just before 4 a.m., they found three people who had been shot.
The Dutch Ministry of Defense has confirmed that one of the three Dutch troops who were shot in downtown Indianapolis over the weekend has passed away.
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According to Dutch officials, the man passed unexpectedly on Sunday night at a hospital in Indianapolis with his family and coworkers by his side.
Early on Saturday morning, a soldier was shot in front of the Hampton Inn on South Meridian Street. Two other Dutch soldiers were shot in the incident.
The three military personnel weren’t engaged at the time. They are Korps Commandotroepen members, according to Dutch authorities.
According to the Dutch Ministry of Defense, the other two soldiers’ conditions have not changed and they are still conscious and able to speak.
There have been no arrests related to the shootings. The gunshot was likely the result of an incident outside the hotel, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
The servicemen went to Indianapolis on their day off from training in southern Indiana. The Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in the Butlerville, Indiana region is where the Dutch special forces were allegedly receiving training, according to the Indiana National Guard. In that facility, both the US Department of Defense and NATO allies conduct training.