Man shot in the center of Brussels, perpetrator still on the run

The police Brussels-Capital Ixelles received a call at 8.20 p.m. via the emergency number 100 that there would have been shot. She has set up a perimeter at De Brouckère.

The circumstances of the incident or the identity of the victim are not yet known. “I currently have no insight into the victim’s condition,” said Ilse Van dekeere, spokesman for the Brussels police.

The Brussels Public Prosecutor’s Office will continue to monitor the investigation. The Brussels police are using as many resources as possible to track down the perpetrator.