A motorist has been injured after he was shot by another motorist in the Antwerp district of Berchem. The police are currently investigating the incident. The motorist that opened fire is still at large.
A man was injured in the Antwerp district of Berchem this morning when he was shot at by someone in another car. The police are investigating. The gunman is still at large.
The shooting took place shortly before 9 am in the Pulhof area of Berchem. The police are still looking for the person that opened fire before driving away from the scene. The motorist that was shot at also fled, but has since been apprehended.
The Antwerp Local Police Service spokesman Wouter Bruyns told VRT News that "The incidcent happened on the Burgemeester Woutersstraat. The area was cordoned off straight away to enable us to search for clues and the two cars. We found the car that had been shot at. The man that was inside it was injured, but his injuries are not life-threatening”.
The police will question the man and investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting. There have been several attacks linked to the trade in illegal narcotics in the area where Tuesday morning’s shooting took place.