The man was shot after the police were called to the scene to assist the healthcare system on Friday night. The police patrol should have arrived at the scene at approximately 01.40, on the night of Friday. The man, who is in his forties, was pronounced dead by a doctor at the scene. At the scene, a situation is said to have arisen, which led to the police firing shots at the man. He is said to have been driving a wheel loader at the time. – There has been an incident where the police have had to fire shots at a person in connection with a health mission that has escalated, says task leader Sander Dahle Kittelsen to news. The University Hospital of Northern Norway confirms to news that the police were on the scene before their health personnel arrived. The pictures show the wheel loader that the man is said to have been driving when he was shot by the police on the night of Friday 9 December. Video: Hanne Wilhelms / news Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl confirms to TV 2 that she is kept informed about the shooting. – It is extremely important that we look after the police officers in a good way. I have no basis for speculating on what has happened in the given situation, says the Minister of Justice to the channel. Minister of Justice Emilie Enger Mehl. Photo: Terje Haugnes / news She points out that it is now the Bureau and the Attorney General who are responsible for the case. – It is always sad when someone loses their life. This case will be investigated and I cannot comment on individual cases, says Mehl to TV 2. – Dramatic Police Chief Astrid Nilsen in the Troms police district will not say anything about the background to the incident, and why shots were fired at a person who at the time was leading a larger construction machine. But according to VG, the man must have behaved threateningly towards the police. – On a general basis, I can say that it is dramatic when the police fire shots and a person dies as a result. Anything beyond that, I can’t say, she says to news. Police Chief Astrid Nilsen in the Troms police district. Photo: Pål Hansen / news Police personnel on the scene must be unharmed, and are looked after by the police district. The special unit was routinely notified soon after the incident. – It will be the special unit that investigates the case further. Ten people killed by the police since 2005 This is the tenth person who since 2005 has lost his life after the police have fired shots. This shows a review of the Bureau’s reports that NTB has carried out. All the cases have either ended with an acquittal or dismissal for the officials involved. Five of the incidents have taken place since 2020. The last time a man died after the police fired shots was in November 2021. Source: NTB. Not suspended In a press release, the Troms police district states that there was a patrol at the scene with two police officers during the incident that led to the death. – There is little doubt that it has been a dramatic incident, and that our crews have experienced it as a life-threatening situation, says Nilsen. Now it is the special unit that will routinely investigate the case, and the police will not comment further on the course of events for the time being. The police officers are exempt from duty and are looked after by the employer. – At the present time and with the information we have, there is no basis for suspension. Relatives in the case have been notified and will be followed up through relative contact. The photo shows a police car that has overturned on its side at the crime scene in Lavangen. The Bureau and Kripos are connected in the routine investigation of the case. Photo: Jon-Henrik Larsen / Salangen-Nyheter Local farmer According to sources news has spoken to, the deceased man must have been a local farmer. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority confirms to news that they are involved in the case. – We are close to the incident, and have made sure that the animals are taken care of. It is only when it has been clarified who will be the legal owner going forward, that we know whether the farm will continue to be operated or not, says section manager Hilde Haug. The police will not say anything about whether the person in question is an acquaintance of theirs from before. Crime scene technicians are working at the scene. Photo: Hanne Wilhelms / news Crime technicians work on site. Photo: Hanne Wilhelms / news Grave lanterns have appeared near the crime scene in Lavangen. Photo: Hanne Wilhelms / news – Unreal Nilsen also refers to the special unit when it comes to the background for shots being fired. Further details of the sequence of events will be revealed by the investigation, the police write in a press release. – The details of the course of events are for the special unit to investigate and survey, says Nilsen to news. – For us, it is now important to take care of those who have been involved in the incident, she comments. Lavangen municipality has set up a crisis team. The municipality’s psychosocial crisis team is available, says mayor Hege Beate Rollmoen (Ap). She describes the situation as “unreal”. The municipality is located in the south of Troms. According to Statistics Norway, there are 970 residents who live and work there. – I think most people have woken up to shock and disbelief, and are in pain. This is simply tragic. Those who need it can get in touch by phone or meet at the health centre, says Rollmoen. The mayor says the incident will affect the municipality on Friday. – There has been a tragic event in our municipality. There are many things that must be taken care of, and many tasks that must be followed up. We know that today will be hectic and long, she says. Hege Beate Rollmoen (Ap), mayor of Lavangen municipality. Photo: Ida Louise Rostad / news Has notified Kripos The Bureau writes on its website that it has notified Kripos, which will assist them with the crime scene investigation. – The investigation is aimed at clarifying the course of events and more detailed circumstances surrounding the police’s duties. The special unit always investigates cases where a person is seriously injured or killed as a result of the police’s performance of duty, regardless of whether there is a suspicion of a criminal offense committed by police employees, the unit writes. The Bureau has sent its own investigators to Troms to take care of tactical investigative steps in the case. Among other things, the interrogations of the police officers involved. – We have initiated an investigation concerning the incident with a loose shot with a service weapon. In a case like this, it is important to get both information from those who have been involved, but also to carry out a purely forensic review of the crime scene, says investigation manager Halvor Hjelm-Hansen. Halvor Hjelm-Hansen at the Bureau for Police Affairs in Central and Northern Norway will lead the investigation. Photo: Håkon Jacobsen In addition to using Kripos as an aid agency, the special unit will also be in contact with the Troms police district in the case. – We have priority on the case and will try to clarify this and find out whether something criminal has been committed through what has happened, and finally how the case should be assessed in terms of prosecution, says Hjelm-Hansen. The deceased man will undergo an autopsy, and it is unclear when a preliminary autopsy report will be available. The Bureau says they are in the initial phase of the investigation, and cannot say anything more for the time being. This is the Bureau: The Bureau for Police Affairs was established on 1 January 2005. Their task is to investigate cases concerning the question of whether employees of the police or the prosecution have committed a criminal offense in the service. The unit is not part of the police, but an independent organization which is administratively subordinate to the Ministry of Justice and professionally subordinate to the Attorney General. Consists of regional investigation departments as well as a central management and staff in Hamar. Source: The special unit
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Man shot and killed by the police in Troms – news Troms and Finnmark
