There has been another shooting in the vicinity of the Aumale metro station in the Brussels municipality of Anderlecht. The Brussels South Local Police Service confirm that this is 5th shooting in the area in recent weeks.
Speaking about Thursday night’s incident the police spokeswoman Sarah Frederickx said "Several shots were fired. One person was shot in the leg. He was taken to hospital but is not in danger."
People began a investigatigation into the shooting straight away. No suspect was apprehended, but officers did find several bullet cases at the scene.
This is the 5th shooting in the area in recent weeks. The outgoing First Minister of the Brussels-Capital Region Rudi Vervoort (Francophone socialist) has added the area around the Aumale Metro Station to a list of 15 so-called hotspots that require a coordinated multi-agency approach to address the issue of drug-dealing and/or drug use there.