A failed street robbery took place in Assendelft on the Black Ring at around 6:45 a.m. Two boys on a fatbike allegedly tried to steal a victim’s watch, threatened him with a gun and beat him. One suspect fired a shot into the ground. When bystanders intervened, the suspects fled on foot, and one of them allegedly fired at a bystander who chased them. The bystander was not injured, and the victim was treated by paramedics but did not need to go to hospital.

Police arrested one suspect, a 15-year-old boy from the municipality of Zaanstad, on Dorpsstraat in Assendelft. He remains in custody. The second suspect is still at large, and police are seeking information and camera footage. The watch was not stolen.