The police have fired shots in Kristiansand – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country

It is not known if anyone was injured. The police say there will be a press release about the case. According to Fædrelandsvennen, the police have cordoned off an area in Kvadraturen. – The situation is under control. The area will be blocked off for a while. The police will come back with more information in due course, says police task leader Erlend Saue to Fædrelandsvennen. The Bureau investigates The Bureau has decided to launch an investigation, they report in a press release. The police reported earlier in the evening that they had fired shots in connection with an assignment in the center of Kristiansand. An area is blocked off in the Square. The Bureau writes that the purpose of the investigation is to shed light on the course of events and the more detailed circumstances surrounding the situation where shots were fired. Kripos has been notified and will assist the Bureau with crime scene investigations. Weapons involved will be secured. The Bureau will interview officials and witnesses as soon as possible. For the sake of the further investigation, no more detailed information about the case is given at the present time, writes the Bureau. Went armed in Kristiansand It was in connection with a threatening situation in Nybyen in Kristiansand that the police shot a person in the leg. Writes the police in a press release. The injured person has been taken to Sørlandet Hospital and is being cared for by health personnel. The operations center received a report on Friday evening that a person was walking with a weapon in the center of Kristiansand. When the police came into contact with the person, a threatening situation arose which resulted in the police firing shots. Police personnel on the scene must be unharmed. The Bureau was routinely notified soon after the incident. – It will be the Special Unit that investigates the case further. Questions regarding the matter must be directed to them. Agder police district has cordoned off the scene until the Bureau arrives, says police chief Kjerstin Askholt in Agder police district.



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