Child (11) fatally hit by bullet when shooting at a house in Merksem: “Affected families are known within the drug environment”

In Nieuwdreef in Merksem, an 11-year-old girl died on Monday evening following the garage door of a house was attacked. The victim was hit by one of the bullets, according to a good source. The facts may be part of the drug war that has been plaguing Antwerp for months. In the meantime, a magistrate has been charged with murder.