The 26-year-old Mohammed B., of Moroccan origin, shot dead van Gogh and wounded one policeman and a passer-by on November 2. He killed the director because of his criticism of the treatment of women in Islam.
According to Voice of America, the HS2000 gun he used was manufactured by Italy's IM Metal and was purchased illegally. Its price on the Dutch black market is between 1,000 and 1,500 euros.