A shooting on Eudore Pirmez Avenue in the affluent Brussels suburb of Etterbeek has left one person injured. The incident happened outside the 'Le Calypso' bar local police have confirmed.
Local residents witnessed a large police presence on the nearby Jachtlaan around 11pm on Monday evening. A MUG emergency medical team and an ambulance attended the scene and took 1 injured person to hospital.
The shooting incident took place near a bar not far from the 'De Jacht' intersection where the Waversesteenweg and Jachtlaan meet. The Brussels public prosecutor's office is investigating the incident.
According to a local resident, who was in another nearby café at the time of the shooting, a group of men of Armenian origin were involved in a brawl in the 'Le Calypso’ bar. "There were people wielding knives and somebody also used a pistol to fire shots," the man, who wished to remain anonymous, told Brussels media outlet Bruzz. "I don’t know what the precise reason for the brawl was, but there are regularly problems at that bar."
Police have now also sealed the bar.