– The case is being investigated as murder. We have invested considerable resources in the case. We are conducting tactical and technical investigations on the spot, says Roy Tore Meyer, operations manager in Troms Police District. Forensic scientists from Kripos and several investigators have arrived at the scene. It was at 21.17 Friday night that the police received a report of a loud quarrel between two parties on Tromsøya. Police were on the scene nine minutes later at 9:26 p.m. Then there had been a serious incident of violence between the two parties. – Upon arrival at the scene, a severely injured person was found. This person was later pronounced dead at the scene by a doctor, Meyer said. – A man in his 20s has been arrested and charged with this act. – Can you say something about the relationship between them? – There is a family relationship between the two, but I can not go into it further at the moment, says the operations manager. He will not comment on whether the accused admits to having subjected the deceased man to violence. Police have cordoned off the area around the home where the deceased was found. news has spoken to a neighbor on the spot who says he heard noise from the home. At 23.15, forensic technicians from Kripos have arrived at the scene. At midnight, several investigators were also in place. Six investigators are working on the site overnight. Photo: Hanne Wilhelms / news
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