“Shooting in Ixelles at this very moment in place Adolphe Sax”Felix said via our orange Alert Us button shortly after 2 p.m. “About ten gunshots near the Etterbeek-Ixelles hospital”, testified for its part a local resident.
Contacted by RTL Info, the Ixelles police area confirmed the shots were fired. “Two people on the spot were injured”, indicates the spokesperson without however being able to specify the degree of gravity or the circumstances of the facts. They were taken to hospital. “A security perimeter has been established. The federal police laboratory and a ballistics expert came down on the spot “, added the spokesperson. This evening, our colleagues of the Last Hour announce that a person would have died following the shots fired.
Second shooting in a few days
This is the second shooting in the space of a few days near the Etterbeek-Ixelles hospital. Shots were fired at around 12:45 am rue Adolphe Mathieu on Wednesday, the Brussels prosecutor’s office said. One person was injured and taken to hospital in serious condition, but his life is no longer in danger. “The Brussels public prosecutor’s office was notified and ordered several investigative duties. The federal police laboratory as well as a ballistics expert went there”, he added, without further comment on the circumstances of the facts and the progress of the investigation.
The victim is a man born in 1993, according to The Last Hour. He was reportedly the target of eight gunshots. Despite his injuries, he reportedly went to a police station after taking care to hide his phone and weapons. He was then taken directly to a hospital emergency room, where he underwent surgery. In addition, homes and vehicles on rue Adolphe Mathieu were also riddled with bullets, according to the daily.
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