Suspects of the death of officer Nordine El Talbi had already shot another victim dead in the evening.

The suspects arrested in the investigation of police officer Nordine El Talbi's death were involved in the earlier shooting of an Albanian man in Ixelles. This incident occurred on the evening of October 12, where the victim was shot multiple times in an apartment building. Witnesses reported seeing three or four men fleeing the scene. Hours later, officer El Talbi was fatally shot during an observation. Initially, authorities believed there was no connection, but it has since been confirmed that the same perpetrators are involved. All suspects are linked to the drug scene in Brussels, with four arrested abroad and extradited, while two were apprehended locally, one of whom has been released due to lack of evidence.