It was after that 30-year-old has become violent in connection with a traffic accident, and assaulted a couple of people, that the police were called to the scene.
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the Man then took out of the car until a rifle with telescopic sight and fired a shot from close range towards the first polispatrullen, who took refuge behind the car.
by the police after he put on the tågspåret and re-sifted to the police with his weapon. He was hit in the shoulder or arm, and later died in the hospital.
” I have no knowledge at present whether he was known by the police previously, or what has made that he acted in this way. Something has happened to him of course, and we’ll try to identify what led to this, ” says Thomas Fuxborg, spokesperson of the police Region of the West.
It is done through interviews with friends and family, but the police do themselves no hurry with that part of the investigation because the recently received the death notice.
examination of the site, the man’s arms should be examined and also the weapons that the police used.
The involved police officers received crisis support during Tuesday, but will not be taken out of service. While their actions are investigated, of the special prosecution office for polismål.
– Since we are waiting for the forensic examination of the man and the results of the brottsplatsundersökningen.
in connection with the trafikolyckan will also be examined.
– They are both the victim and witnesses. It must have been sudden for them to see how he takes out the rifle, aim and shoot towards the police.
