Gunshots Ring Out as Thieves Try to Steal $1.4 Million Monet Painting in Museum Raid

Gunshots rang out during a botched burglary attempt at the Zaans Museum in Zaandam, Netherlands after two men tried to steal a prized $1.4M Claude Monet painting but failed.

According to CNN, museum officials confirmed that the oil painting is known as “The Voorzaan and the Westerhem,” was still being inspected for damage after thieves tried to steal it last Sunday morning.

The brazen men escaped on a black scooter after being foiled by museum staff and bystanders who intervened.

“We are relieved to say that nobody got hurt and that they were unable to steal anything,” Marieke Verweij, the museum’s acting director told CNN via email, adding that staff had been “very shocked” by the incident.