A man has been shot dead by police in the entrance hall of a block of flats in the Brussels municipality of Anderlecht. The incident, news of which appears in Friday’s edition of the daily ‘Het Nieuwsblad’, happened at around 3am on New Year Day in the entrance hall of a building on the Silvain Dupuislaan. The prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation.
The police had gone to the block of flats after they had received a call reporting domestic violence. When they arrived, the suspect came out of his flat and pointed a firearm at the police officers. They opened fire on the man in order to disable him. However, the suspect was fatally injured and he died at the scene.
The Brussels Prosecutor’s Office has opened a criminal investigation. Amongst other things, the investigation will examine whether the police officer acted in self-defence.
“In the interest of the investigation” and at the behest of the Examining Magistrate in charge of the case, the Brussels Prosecutor’s Office is refraining from comment about the case.