This event does not stand alone. Two days ago, the police themselves were shot at with a gel blaster. It has not yet been possible to arrest someone for this. There have also been incidents with a gel blaster in other cities, such as Almere, Rotterdam and Amsterdam. “Worrying”, officer Martijn thinks this. There would be a hype going around on TikTok. “It started with shooting at an apple to see how much damage this causes. Then cans are put down. And now people are being shot at people to see what their reaction is. That is of course bad.”
Alleged shooting in Utrecht turns out to be a gel blaster: ‘Hype on TikTok’
