Brussels records 57 shootings in seven months: New record year looms
Federal police said the region logged two deaths and 21 injuries, with many of the 57 cases appearing linked to drug trafficking.
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Brussels is experiencing an upturn in violence that has already caused two deaths and ten gunshot wounds
Migrant-Linked Shootings Put Brussels on Course for Grim Record
Brussels is on course to record another grim milestone in gun violence, after 57 shootings were registered across the Belgian capital during the first seven months of 2026. The escalating violence is predominantly linked to drug-trafficking networks, many of which draw recruits from migrant communities. Figures from the federal police show that the incidents, spread across the Brussels-Capital Region’s 19 municipalities, left two people dead and…
Brussels is heading towards another record of armed violence. The Belgian capital recorded 57 shootings during the first seven months of 2026, according to figures from the Federal Police, in an escalation linked mainly to drug trafficking networks. Incidents, spread among the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, left at least two dead and 21 injured until the end of July. If the violence continues the current pace, the city could o…
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