Cohen 's lawyer says his client feared losing the life he had rebuilt after a past prison term . Officer Jean - Pierre Dister spoke to the gunman shortly before he went on a rampage . The attack on a crowded market square in Liege Tuesday by Nourdine Amrani , which also left at least 130 people wounded , shocked the nation . The shooting in Liege left five people and the gunman dead , as well as at least three wounded . Nourdine Amrani had been called to an interview with police over a sex abuse case .
Cohen 's lawyer says his client feared losing the life he had rebuilt after a past prison term . Officer Jean - Pierre Dister spoke to the gunman shortly before he went on a rampage . The shooting in Liege left five people and the gunman dead , as well as at least three wounded . Nourdine Amrani had been called to an interview with police over a sex abuse case .