Gunshots in Molenbeek: Man Injured but Not in Danger, Possible Drug-related Tensions

2023-10-28 12:54:01

A person was injured by bullets during shots fired from a car during the night from Friday to Saturday in the commune of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, but he is not in danger of death, the police zone said on Saturday. West Brussels police, confirming information from the newspaper ‘Het Nieuwsblad’.

The shooting occurred around 12:30 a.m. in the neighborhood near Vanderdussen Street, near the Étangs Noirs metro station. According to the daily, four bullets were fired from a car with a French plate at a man in the street.

Police confirmed the incident, but did not provide details on the precise circumstances of the case. “The investigation continues,” said the Brussels-West police zone. The Dutch-speaking daily specifies that the person was hit in the leg. The police strongly suspect that the shooting is linked to tensions linked to the drug scene in Brussels.

Another shooting this week

It is not yet clear whether this shooting is linked to another, which occurred earlier in the week in the Parc Bonnevie district, also in the commune of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, near the train station. Comte de Flandre metro station. During the night from Thursday to Friday, the shooting also left one injured. The investigation continues in this case as well.

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