On Tuesday afternoon just before 8:00 p.m., the first reports came from the police about a violent incident in Grane municipality in Nordland. Just after 21:00, the police write that a person has been found dead. A person, who was arrested following the incident, has been charged with murder. Operations manager Lars Halvorsen tells VG. – The police received a report today at 1850 that a person was seriously injured. When the police arrived at the scene, a man was found dead. Woman injured and man arrested In addition to the dead man, there was an injured woman at the scene. – She is being taken care of by her health and should not be life-threateningly injured. A third person, a man who was also at the scene, has been arrested by the police, writes Halvorsen. The police have deployed large resources and launched an investigation. – It is too early to say anything about the sequence of events that led to the death of one person and the injury of another. This is something that the further investigation will show. Lawyer Jonas Berge at Elden Advokatfirma. Photo: Sturlason AS Polyfoto The man who has been arrested and taken to Mosjøen has had lawyer Jonas Berge appointed as his defender. He says he is waiting for documents from the police. – As soon as I receive them, I will have further dialogue with my client to clarify what happens next in the case, says lawyer Berge at Elden Advokatfirma in a press release. Small municipality Mayor Raymond Fagerli in Grane municipality heard about the incident through the news this evening. Mayor Raymond Fagerli in Grane municipality. Photo: Rune Stabbforsmo / news – It is terribly broken and sad that it is happening. We live in a small municipality, where everyone knows everyone. We read about this happening in the big cities, but it comes very close when it happens here. The mayor says that the case is being handled by the police, and that they are dealing with information they get from there. – For the time being, a crisis team has not been set up. It is still early after the incident. Published 22.10.2024, at 21.04 Updated 22.10.2024, at 21.49
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