One man is dead as the result of a shooting incident near the Westland Shopping Center in Anderlecht (Brussels). The exact circumstances are not yet clear.
The shooting happened shortly after 9am on the Sylvain Dupuislaan in Anderlecht, near the Westland Shopping Centre. The victim is in his late forties.
The prosecutor’s office dispatched a police doctor and a ballistics expert to the scene and has also appointed an investigating judge to look into the killing. ‘An investigation is now ongoing to establish the exact circumstances and to identify the perpetrator(s),’ the public prosecutor's office says.
In the interest of the investigation and out of respect for the victim's relatives, the public prosecutor's office is not commenting further.