The facts took place in Hoveniersstraat. The armed man (64) had barricaded himself in his apartment last night.
“The police had already come by earlier that day,” says the spokesperson for the public prosecutor’s office in Kortrijk.
“The man had a conflict with his roommate and threatened him with a samurai sword. Later that day he was allowed to go home again, but after that the discussion escalated. He had barricaded himself in his apartment and threatened to harm himself.”