An 11-year-old girl has been injured by flying glass as she lay sleeping in her bed at her home on the Alphonse Lemmensplein in the Kuregem area of Anderlecht (Brussels). Immediately after the shooting two suspects sped away on a scooter.
Sleeping child injured by flying glass as shots are fired on the Lemmensplein in Anderlecht
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The news was first reported by the Brussels local media outlets BX1 and Bruzz and has since been confirmed by the Mayor of Anderlecht Fabrice Cumps (Francophone socialist) and the Brussels public prosecutor's office.
It was at around 0:30 on Monday night that the shots were fired. The bullets hit the window of a house. The public prosecutor’s office says that “An 11-year-old child who was asleep was slightly injured by flying glass”. The child was taken to hospital. The police victim support service is providing support and assistance to her family.
The public prosecutor's office also confirms that several bullet holes were found in parked cars on the Alphonse Lemmensplein and “A total of 15 bullet casings were found.”
According to the public prosecutor's office two suspects fled on a scooter. “Everything is being done in order to them down”.
There are some reports that an assault rifle was used in the shooting. However, this has not been confirmed by the public prosecutor’s office. It will only say that an investigation is underway.