DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Five people were injured in clashes between fans of England and the Netherlands ahead of the Euro 2024semifinal game between the two teams on Wednesday, police said.
Around 100,000 Dutch soccer fans were in Dortmund — which is close to the Dutch border — before the game for a march to the stadium, as well as large numbers of England fans. England won the game 2-1.
“We are aware of some reports and videos circulating of disorder in Dortmund. It appears that there have been several instances of Dutch fans attacking England fans in bars and attempting to steal flags,” the U.K. Football Policing Unit, which deals with soccer violence involving British fans and has officers in Germany for the tournament, said in a statement.
“We understand this has resulted in minor injuries to five people. We are also aware that in addition to the tens of thousands of Dutch fans there to enjoy the game, there are groups of risk supporters who have traveled to Dortmund from the Netherlands. Our officers are at the location supporting German colleagues. We would advise supporters to be aware of their surroundings and seek areas where there is a German Police presence."
Local police in Dortmund said there had been confrontations between English and Dutch fans in three places, including at a bar where chairs and bottles were thrown. Police said 26 people had been detained, without specifying how many were English or Dutch, and that investigations were ongoing.
Video footage posted on social media appeared to show a small number of people in Netherlands colors throwing chairs across a seating area outside a bar as another group of people took shelter inside.
Despite the incidents, Dortmund police said they were “largely satisfied” with a “largely peaceful pre-game phase," especially considering the number of people who traveled to the city.
It's not the first time that England fans have been involved in violent incidents at Euro 2024.
Police detained eight people following a brawl between England and Serbia fans in Gelsenkirchen ahead of a group-stage game last month. Police said Serbia fans were eating inside a restaurant when a large group of England fans tried to get in.
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Police officers detain a soccer fan ahead of a semi final match between Netherlands and England at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Dortmund, Germany, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Police officers detain a soccer fan ahead of a semi final match between Netherlands and England at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Dortmund, Germany, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust" pleaded guilty Monday to a separate criminal charge of carrying a gun into a licensed liquor establishment.
Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed agreed to change her plea to guilty on the charge in exchange for a reduced sentence of 18 months supervised probation.
Judge T. Glenn Ellington approved the agreement that allows Gutierrez-Reed to begin probation while serving out an 18-month prison term at a New Mexico state penitentiary for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
In the “Rust” case, prosecutors blamed Gutierrez-Reed for unwittingly bringing live ammunition onto the movie set and for failing to follow basic gun safety protocols.
Gutierrez-Reed shuffled into the Santa Fe courtroom Monday in a beige jumpsuit, handcuffs and ankle shackles to change her plea to guilty and waive her right to trial.
“I'd just like to apologize to the court and thank you for your judgment today,” she said.
The case stems from evidence that a few weeks before “Rust” began filming in October 2021, Gutierrez-Reed carried a gun into a downtown bar in Santa Fe where firearms are prohibited.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said Gutierrez-Reed filmed herself in the bathroom of the bar with a handgun — explaining how she snuck in the prohibited firearm in a video that was obtained when authorities searched the armorer's phone during the “Rust” investigation.
Gutierrez-Reed was convicted in March at trial of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Hutchins. She has an appeal of that conviction pending in a higher court.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer for “Rust,” was pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal for the film when the revolver went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
In July, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed an involuntary manslaughter case against Baldwin halfway through a trial based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense. Morrissey has since asked the judge to reconsider.
Under terms of her plea agreement, Gutierrez-Reed is prohibited while on probation from possessing firearms, consuming alcohol or drugs and must pay $180 in fees while submitting a sample of her DNA to a criminal database and completing an addiction treatment program.
Defense attorney Jason Bowles said the agreement makes it possible for Gutierrez-Reed to be released from prison as soon as June 2025 to complete probation in Arizona without getting an additional felony conviction on her record.
Before being led away, Gutierrez-Reed blew kisses toward the court gallery where her mother, Stacy Reed, was seated.
Reed said she was grateful her daughter can begin to fulfill new parole requirements prior to release from prison.
“She’s not gotten a fair shake from the beginning,” said Reed, who traveled from Arizona for the hearing.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey answers a question from Judge T. Glenn Ellington during the plea hearing for Hannah Gutierrez-Reeds, the weapons supervisor on the set of the Western film “Rust," at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M., Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Gabriela Campos/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the weapons supervisor on the set of the Western film “Rust," right, sits beside paralegal Carmella Sisneros at the start of her plea hearing at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M., Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Gabriela Campos/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)
Judge T. Glenn Ellington speaks to Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the weapons supervisor on the set of the Western film “Rust," and her lawyer Jason Bowles during a plea hearing at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M., Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Gabriela Campos/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)
Jason Bowles, attorney for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the weapons supervisor on the set of the Western film “Rust," addresses Judge T. Glenn Ellington during Gutierrez-Reeds' plea hearing at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M., Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Gabriela Campos/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the weapons supervisor on the set of the Western film “Rust," steps forward to address Judge T. Glenn Ellington during a plea hearing at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M., Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Gabriela Campos/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the weapons supervisor on the set of the Western film “Rust," center, speaks to Judge T. Glenn Ellington during her plea hearing at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M., Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Gabriela Campos/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool)
Movie armorer on Alec Baldwin's film 'Rust' pleads guilty to gun charge in separate case
FILE - Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, center, with her attorney Jason Bowles, left, and paralegal Carmella Sisneros, right, prepare for a sentencing hearing in state district court in Santa Fe, N.M., April 15, 2024. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool, File)
Movie armorer on Alec Baldwin's film 'Rust' pleads guilty to gun charge in separate case
