A 19-year-old man was injured in a capturing that occurred in a single day between Tuesday and Wednesday within the Brussels district of Anderlecht, the Brussels prosecutor’s workplace mentioned Wednesday.
“On April 30, 2025 at round 1:00 a.m., the police companies of the Midi police zone have been referred to as to a capturing that occurred in Rue Ruysdael in Anderlecht,” the Brussels Public Prosecutor’s Workplace mentioned in an announcement.
The sufferer sustained a gunshot wound to his left thigh and was transportedto the hospital, the prosecutor mentioned, including that his situation shouldn’t be life-threatening.
“The investigation is ongoing as a way to decide the circumstances of the occasions, the context through which they occurred, and to determine the perpetrator(s),” the assertion added.
This capturing is the most recent in a wave of gun violence that has plagued the Belgian capital in current months. Simply weeks in the past, two shootings occurred in the identical Anderlecht district. In whole, 11 shootings have been reported within the first six weeks of 2025 alone, leading to two deaths and 4 accidents.
Authorities have linked the current surge in violence to escalating gang-related exercise and drug trafficking, which has intensified over the previous years.
The surge in violence has additionally reignited criticism of the Brussels authorities, with critics accusing native authorities of failing to deal with the rising violence and implementing efficient crime-prevention insurance policies.