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One person injured in Brussels’ fourth shooting in four days
One person was injured and taken to hospital after a shooting in the Saint-Gilles district of Brussels during the night. Police detained two suspects. The incident was the city’s fourth shooting in four days.
Gunshots were heard in the Saint-Gilles district at around 2:40 a.m. local time. One person injured in the shooting was taken to hospital.
Police announced that two suspects linked to the incident had been detained. The shooting was the fourth to occur in Brussels within four days.
Police station targeted with gunfire from a long-barreled weapon
On the evening of August 21, a police station in Brussels’ Anderlecht district was fired upon with a long-barreled weapon. The Brussels South Police Zone reported that no one was killed or injured and that numerous bullet marks were found on the building’s facade.
In another shooting in Saint-Gilles on August 22, one person was injured in the leg. Mayor Jean Spinette announced that the victim was not in life-threatening condition.
Spinette said the shooting could be linked to drug trafficking and stated that the investigation was ongoing.
Gunfire broke out again in the district at around 7 a.m. the following day. One of the bullets struck a home’s window; no one was killed or injured.
Drug trafficking and gang clashes in Brussels
Brussels, home to the institutions of the European Union, has faced security problems in recent years linked to drug trafficking and clashes between gangs.
The Port of Antwerp is considered one of the main entry points for cocaine shipments sent from Latin America to Europe. Authorities say a significant portion of the drugs entering the country is put on the market through distribution networks in Brussels and the surrounding area.
Belgian police recorded 96 shootings in Brussels in 2025, most of them linked to drug trafficking. Eight people were killed in these incidents.
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