Belgium police confront gunman
Belgian policeman killed after confrontation with gunman
Sunday March 14 2010
Police in Belgium said an officer was killed when he confronted a gunman who had killed his son.
The gunman also died in the shootout in the town of Bilzen, about 50 miles east of Brussels.
The officer was fatally wounded when he along with other officers entered the home where the gunman had just shot his teenage son, police said.
The gunman's girlfriend escaped from the house unhurt.
