Yilan (16) is shot with an air gun from a passing car just after school: “He could have lost his eye” | Wetteren

“If the bullet had landed in his eye, it would have been a different story.” The parents of 16-year-old Yilan from Wetteren can barely grasp what their son went through on Monday afternoon. At the height of his Mariagaard school, he was suddenly shot at by a passing car. It remains a mystery for now what possessed the perpetrator.

Yilan (16) goes to school in Mariagaard, along the Oosterzelesteenweg in Wetteren. On Monday, he was walking with some friends towards the school’s moped shed when a car suddenly drove past them and lowered the window. From the window, an occupant pulled out an air pressure pistol, after which he opened fire.

Cruel world

One bullet landed in Yilan’s cheek. He could still see how the car, which came from the direction of the roundabout, sped away in the direction of Wetteren center. Overwhelmed by what had just happened, Yilan informed his parents. They react furiously. “It has become a cruel world. If that bullet had landed in his eye, it would have been a completely different story.”

Research

In the meantime, the family informed the police, but also posted an appeal on Facebook, hoping to find witnesses. In the meantime, the Wetteren police have announced that they have launched an investigation. “We have some clues and are fully investigating them. Furthermore, in the interest of the investigation, we cannot provide more information.” Despite the terrible events, Yilan does not give in. “Tomorrow he will just go back to school,” says his mother.

Yilan was shot with an air pistol. © RV

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