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1 person injured in yet another shooting close to a metro station in Anderlecht

1 man has been injured after he was shot outside the Sint-Guido metro station in the Brussel municipality of Anderlecht. It was the 6th shooting in Anderlecht in just 2 weeks and the second in 2 days near to Sint-Guido metro station. 

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The Brussels South Local Police Service received reports that a man had been shot outside the metro station that is located in the centre of Anderlecht at around 11:35pm on Monday.

The victim had been shot in the leg. Although he was unconscious his condition was not life-threatening. The Francophone Brussels local media platform BX1 reports that the victim was known to police and that he had been arrested a few days ago for dealing drugs near to the Peterbos social housing estate. As yet no suspect has been apprehended in connection to the shooting.

The incident is the last in a series of shooting in Brussels this month. The shooting that are linked to the trade in illegal drugs have claimed 2 lives and left 4 people injured.

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