Two Dutch Men Arrested After Series of Shootings in Beringen

Belgian police have arrested two young men from the Netherlands in connection with two separate shooting incidents that occurred in Beringen. The arrests followed a police operation that intercepted a vehicle carrying a firearm.

The two suspects, a 22-year-old man from The Hague and a 19-year-old man from Rijswijk, were detained in Hechtel-Eksel during the night of July 9-10. Officers found a firearm in their vehicle, which was immediately confiscated. The men were subsequently arrested at the scene.

Following their interrogation, the investigating judge in Hasselt ordered the detention of both individuals. This decision was later confirmed by the Indictment Chamber on July 14. The motive behind the shootings remains unknown, and it is currently unclear if the weapon found in the vehicle was used in the incidents. The judicial investigation is ongoing and led by the Hasselt investigating judge, with support from FGP Limburg.