The case in summary: A Norwegian man in his 30s has been arrested and charged in connection with the shooting at the police station in Åsane. Another man in his 30s and a woman in her 40s have been charged with other offences, which the police will not elaborate on. The police believe that a Kongsberg-Colt, a Norwegian Colt model 1914 pistol, was used in the shooting at the police station in Åsane. Ammunition and casings found at the scene point to this weapon, which is widespread in criminal circles. Employees were present at the police station when the shots were fired. It is uncertain whether there is one or more perpetrators. The police do not have video footage of the incident. The police have received many tips from the public, including tips about a car without a number plate and “a man with a bit of a stomach”. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. A total of three people have been arrested in connection with the shooting at the police station in Åsane in Bergen. The man in his 30s was arrested on Thursday evening and charged with making serious threats with a firearm against the police. – He will be produced for imprisonment on Saturday at 10 o’clock, says duty police lawyer Elisabeth Morstøl to news. On Thursday evening, the police carried out a planned operation in which all three were arrested. Photo: Bergen Foto Media The police will ask that the man be remanded in custody for four weeks because of the risk of tampering with evidence, says Morstøl. The man will be questioned on Friday evening. One person released On Friday morning, the police confirmed to news that two more people had been arrested in connection with the case. – One person is charged with having had something to do with the shooting, and the other two are charged with other offences, says police attorney Jørgen Henriksen. On Friday afternoon, police prosecutor Henriksen stated that one of the last two arrested had been released again. The police on site in Eidsvåg in connection with the action on Thursday. Photo: Bergen Foto og Media / Bergen Foto og Media For large parts of Friday morning, police and forensics technicians were in place in a house in Bergen to carry out investigations. According to news’s reporter at the scene, there were police cordons around the entire house. There were also several cars, both police cars and civilian cars, which transported several police officers to and from the address during the day. It was BA that reported the two new arrests first. – Believes to be able to place him at the crime scene. Thursday’s action lasted several hours. The man who is charged in connection with the shooting itself has been arrested, among other things, due to several tips, observations and investigations. – We believe we can place him at the scene in the relevant time frame. He also has a background and history that made him interesting to the police. Henriksen emphasizes that they have not concluded anything in the matter. The police are investigating the scene the day after the bullet holes were discovered. Photo: Oskar Rennedal / news In addition to the man in his 30s, another man in his 30s and a woman in her 40s have been arrested for the other offences. Henriksen will not go into what is involved. – We came across these two in connection with the action yesterday, he says. Both men are known to the police from before. – There is a relationship between the three who have been arrested, but I cannot say anything more than that, says Henriksen. Employees discovered six bullet holes in the facade. Photo: Oskar Rennedal / news Think they know which weapon was used On Thursday, the police went out with what they believe is the weapon that was used against the station. – Based on findings at the site of ammunition and casings, it is most likely that a Norwegian pistol of the Colt type, model 1914, which is also called “Kongsberg Colt”, was used. Or model 1911, said police prosecutor Henriksen to news on Thursday morning. He emphasizes that the ammunition found at the scene can also be used in other weapons. The police believe that the shots came from a Colt pistol, model 1911 (pictured), or the Norwegian-made version, model 1914. Photo: Reuters – But we think that it is probably this weapon, partly because it is very widespread in criminal circles. This is a type of weapon that has gone astray, and of which we have seized many in other cases, Henriksen continues. “Kongsberg Colt” is a weapon that is legal to own in Norway, but not a weapon that the Norwegian police use. Empty casings of the type .45 caliber were found at the scene, according to Henriksen. The weapon has previously been used in the Norwegian Air Force, the Home Guard and the Army. – This is a powerful caliber that can cause great or fatal damage, says stock market maker and weapons expert Sander Stana. Employees were present when the shots were fired A week ago, Thursday 7 December, employees at the police station in Åsane in Bergen discovered six bullet holes in the facade of the building. Now the police confirm that employees were present when the shots were most likely fired. – There were people at the station throughout that period, we are quite sure of that. Someone was there all evening, as I understand it. But we don’t know exactly where they were when it happened, or how many were there, says Henriksen. The police are investigating the scene the day after the bullet holes were discovered. Photo: Oskar Rennedal / news The police are still working on a theory that the shooting must have happened one or more times between 19:00 on Wednesday and 00:30 on the night of Thursday. Several neighbors have told news that they heard a bang on Wednesday evening. At least one employee must also have done so. – The person must have heard a bang, and noted the time. But the person is not supposed to have thought then and there that there was a question of shooting. Do not have video footage from the station – There are no witnesses who have seen the shooting. We also don’t have video of the incident from the police station that we can look at, says Henriksen. “The area is under video surveillance” is written at the entrance. However, there is no video of the incident. Photo: Oskar Rennedal / news On the front door of the station it is written that the area is video monitored. However, there is no footage of the shooting. Police attorney Jørgen Henriksen. Photo: Tony Roald Ågotnes / news – If there had been a recording, we would have been sitting on it now. The police have received a number of tips from the public. On Tuesday this week, the police called for tips about a car without a license plate and “a man with a bit of a belly”. – We have received tips specifically aimed at what we requested, but I do not want to go into that further, says Henriksen.
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Three people have been arrested in connection with shooting at the police station in Åsane in Bergen – news Vestland
