Hundreds join silent march for Tico, 19, killed in Schiedam shooting

Several hundred people joined a silent procession in Schiedam on Friday evening to remember Tico, a 19-year-old shot dead in the Dutch city last week. His family organised the march and led it from his home to the place where he was killed.

Tico was shot in the front garden of a house on Weverpad, in the Woudhoek district, while working there with two other young men. They were wounded, and Tico died after attempts to resuscitate him. Three people ran from the scene.

Police are still looking for two suspects. A 16-year-old from Schiedam was arrested on Tuesday and will remain in custody for longer, after a decision by an investigating judge on Friday.

The march set off at about 7pm from Jozef Oreliosingel. Many of those taking part were young people; some wore sweatshirts bearing Tico’s photograph and his birth and death dates.