Police officer shot dead in Jette (Brussels)

The deceased officer was from the Brussels-Capital Elsene police zone and worked for the Anti-Robbery Squad. He was shot whilst intercepting a stolen vehicle in the Brussels suburb of Jette. The officer was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound where he died.

Carjacking in Tubize: ANPR camera led the Anti-Robbery Squad to Jette

VRT NEWS has learned that a carjacking is reported to have taken place in Tubize (Walloon Brabant) last night. An ANPR camera subsequently detected the vehicle, following which the Anti-Robbery Squad was dispatched. Upon the police’s arrival in Jette, the suspects are said to have got out of the car and immediately opened fire. The victim is said to have stood no chance.

‘What we have been able to confirm is that it happened during the pursuit of a stolen vehicle,’ says VRT NEWS correspondent Chris Verhaeghe. "That pursuit ended in Jette, where a confrontation ensued with one or more Brussels police patrols. A member of the Brussels police was killed in the incident".

The entire police force is deeply shocked. According to the VSOA police union, this is the 36th police officer to have lost his life whilst on duty in the last 25 years.

Killers will face the "full force of the law"

Interior Minister Bernard Quintin (Francophone liberal) has responded to the tragedy. On X he writes that he is “deeply moved” by “the tragic death of a Brussels police officer during an operation”.

“The public prosecutor’s office is conducting an investigation to shed full light on the exact circumstances of this tragedy. The perpetrator or perpetrators will face the full force of the law.”

Forensic scientists are already working at the scene