Man sentenced to 28 years in absentia over 2015 Krommenie shooting and Berlin plot

A court has sentenced a 45-year-old man in absentia to 28 years in prison for his role in the 2015 murder of Eaneas Lomp in Krommenie. Judges also found that he took part in preparations with others for the attempted killing of a man in Berlin.

Lomp, 27, was killed in a shooting in Krommenie in November 2015. The court in Haarlem said at least 29 shots were fired. The gunfire was heard by many nearby residents, and several cars were hit and damaged by stray bullets.

The court found that the 45-year-old obtained Lomp’s location from one of Lomp’s friends and relayed it to the gunmen and the getaway driver. He also instructed the shooters on timing and execution. Separately, he is said to have directed one of the would-be perpetrators of a planned killing in Berlin, which was ultimately never carried out.

The court said that even though the man did not carry out the shooting himself and did not plan to do so in Berlin, the lengthy prison sentence was justified. Judges said his apparent willingness to dispose of other people’s lives reflected a “shocking absence of conscience.”

He did not attend the court session, and his whereabouts remain unknown.

A spokesperson for the Public Prosecution Service said the verdict took longer than usual because the suspect cannot be found. Authorities said they first made extensive efforts to locate him or identify an address or legal representative, but were unsuccessful. As a result, the hearing was held in his absence and without legal counsel.

Two men, Omar L. and Hicham M., had previously received life sentences for their role in the killing of Lomp in Krommenie. In 2012, L.’s brother and a friend were killed in a shooting in Amsterdam’s Staatsliedenbuurt. That double killing is seen as a trigger for the subsequent wave of violence involving L. and his network.