A man was seriously injured by gunfire on Sunday evening on the terrace of a café in Schaerbeek. A hooded man appeared in front of the café and fired four shots at the victim, including two to the head, before fleeing.
We know more about the motive for this armed attack in Schaerbeek. It would in fact be a settling of scores, not against the backdrop of drug trafficking, but against the backdrop of honor killings between Albanian nationals, indicate our colleagues at Sud Info. In any case, this is the route that is currently favored by investigators from the Federal Judicial Police in Brussels.
In other words, the victim or someone from his family allegedly killed one of the attacker’s family members in Albania. This is the law of Kanun according to which a murder must be avenged by the murder of a man from the family of the culprit.
The victim, who had been the subject of a report in the past for belonging to a criminal organization, had not made himself known to the Belgian authorities for more than 5 years. In addition, she was probably staying illegally after her reference address was removed, which is none other than the old address of the immigration office.
The Brussels public prosecutor’s office has referred the charge of attempted assassination to an investigating judge.
Schaerbeek
