A man has been shot dead in a bar in the Brussels municipality of Koekelberg. The shooting took place in the Chez Ova bar, near to Koekelberg Town Hall. The Brussels West Local Police Service confirms that a man has died. The man was reportedly shot by the proprietor of the bar. A suspect has been detained.
Local resident alerted police after they heard gunshots at around 10pm on Thursday. Officers went to the bar that is on the Sint-Annakerkstraat where they found a man with life-threatening gunshot wounds. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful and he died at the scene.
The area around the bar was cordoned off and detectives gathered forensic and other evidence. An examining magistrate has been appointed to the case.
Chief Inspector Martijn Baes of the Brussels West Local Police Service told the Brussels regional news platform Bruzz that “During the course of the night a suspect was apprehended in another municipality”.
The man was reportedly shot by the prorietor of the bar during an argument.