Riots Erupt in Liège Following Police Shooting
21st August 2023
Low-level clashes occurred in Wallonia following the shooting death of a man by police in the French-speaking town of Liège over the past weekend. The unrest spread to the nearby city of Herstal Saturday and Sunday night.
The shooting occurred in the migrant suburb of Oupeye near Liège city centre late Friday afternoon, August 18th, when a man on a quad bike failed to comply with an order to stop and instead proceeded to run a police officer over. The officer, who was subsequently hospitalised, opened fire on the man who was pronounced dead at the scene.