Shots were fired at a house in the Brussels municipality of Sint-Jans-Molenbeek on Sunday evening. The property was being used to store drugs. One resident of the house and the suspected gunman have been arrested.
The shooting took place in the Edmond De Grimbergestraat in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek at around 6:30pm on Sunday. Laura Demullier of the Brussels prosecutor’s office says that shots were fired at the facade of the house. No one was injured in the shooting.
When they arrived, police found bullet holes in the front of the house. "Bullet holes were also found inside”, the prosecutor’s office says. "A search of the property found items including drugs. One of the residents was detained”.
Attempted murder
The prosecutor’s office has opened an attempted murder investigation. “Forensics officers from the Federal Judicial Police and a ballistics experts attended the scene to gather evidence. The suspected gunman was soon identified by the police. He was apprehended shortly afterwards. The suspect is known to the police and the prosector’s office for involvement in several previous cases”.
The prosecutor’s office has opened an attempted murder investigation. "The investigation is still ongoing and in the interest of the investigation the prosecutor’s office will be making no further comment".