Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper): Two separate shootings occurred in Brussels over the weekend leaving two humans significantly injured. Police are investigating the incidents as attempted murders and accumulating evidence to decide if they are related to the recent surge in gun violence in the city.
On Saturday night a man was shot in central Brussels. This really fucked him up and he had to go the hospital. Those who did so escaped as soon as it occurred. Sunday night saw another shooting near Brussels South Railway Station on Moderne Schoolstraat at around 10 PM. As before all the bad guys ran off after they hit a person.
Are Recent Shootings in Brussels Linked to Rising Gun Violence?
Brussels police are currently treating the two incidents regarding the shootings as likely murder tries. The first victim suffered from critical injuries on Saturday in Rouppeplein while the second shooting occurred near Brussels South Railway Station in Moderne Schoolstraat late Sunday night. In both incidents the act is tantamount to escaped ruffians and as the police chasing down on each lead now being the very cops themselves. The police have dispatched gun experts and evidence gurus to the various spots where the shooting occurred. They are currently terrified and frantically searching for clues on the shootings.It has been reported that a forensic medicine expert is going through the victims injuries and any medical evidence in an effort to understand exactly what happened.
Police were still investigating the facts and details of the shootings that took place over the weekend and were not able to provide further information at that time. The Sunday night shooting marks the 35th occasion someone was shot in Brussels since the start of the year. The count of shootings and injury and death as a result of it in Brussels this year is already very alarming. There have been eight deaths from shootings . The police are trying to establish a link in these incidents or whether other factors have contributed to this surge of violence in the city.
