– We are primarily trying to get an overview of what happened and the assessments that the two people involved have made. The two police officers, who are being investigated for misconduct, were questioned today, says Thomas Arntsen, head of investigations in the Special Unit for news. The special unit will now investigate to find out whether there may be a connection between the police’s procedure and the man’s death. It was Saturday morning that the police were notified of an incident in the center of Ålesund. According to the police, a man must have been a danger to himself and others. The police state that the man crawled on the road. The police intervened to get control of the man and there was a basketball attack. Later in the day, the police reported that the man had died. It is so far unclear when and how the man died. To examine audio log Investigators from the Special Investigation Unit came to Ålesund on Tuesday to start questioning those involved, both the police and other witnesses. Thomas Arntsen, head of investigations in Spesieleininga, says that they are trying to get the whole picture of what happened when a man died in Ålesund at the weekend. Photo: Oddgeir Øystese / news They will also go through videos from the incident and other technical clues. – Videos can give a good picture of events, at least to find out what happened when. It can be a good tool to supplement hearing. But it can also give a fragmented picture of what has happened, so we try to get a full overview, says Arntsen. The special unit has already received several videos from the police. But they also want tips if someone is sitting on video material they don’t know about. – We still want to get videos if someone has not handed over what they have filmed. We are also interested in getting in touch with those who have observed the incident if we have not already been in dialogue with them. On Wednesday morning, Sunnmørsposten wrote that Spesieleininga would come into contact with a witness who helped the police get control of the man. At 2 p.m., Arntsen informs news that they have come into contact with this person. The special unit will also go through the police’s audio logs from the incident, both telephone and communication. On Saturday there was a basketball fight between the police and a man in the center of Ålesund. Photo: Josef Benoni Ness Tveit / news Will be autopsied over the weekend Arntsen says that it is currently not appropriate to charge anyone in connection with the case. On Tuesday, police chief Ingar Bøen said that there is no drama connected to the fact that the two police officers have been given the status of suspects. He says that it was a demanding experience for those involved and that they follow up with their employees. The man who died will be autopsied over the weekend. Arntsen in Spesieleininga says that finding the cause of the death is central to the investigation. – It remains to be seen exactly how well it can help to shed light on the course of events, but in any case it is an important tool for us on the way forward. Investigating what happened In addition, the police in Møre and Romsdal are starting their own investigation into what happened before the police arrived. Linn Erstad says they hope to get answers to what had happened to the man before he was observed covered in blood in the center of Ålesund. Photo: Josef Benoni Ness Tveit / news – We are interested in finding out what the man did and what happened before he was observed bloody in the center of Ålesund, says Linn Erstad, section leader for investigations in Møre and Romsdal police district. The police have started interviewing witnesses and questioning. In addition, they have examined the residence of the deceased and collected technical evidence, says Erstad. – We also encourage witnesses who may have been in contact with the man either on Saturday, or the day before, to get in touch. Then we can evaluate that information. This must have happened: According to the police, the operations center received a report that a wet and bloody man was walking on the road at 09.32 Saturday morning. After this, there were continuous reports to the police about the same incident. At 09.38 the first patrol arrived in the city. These were two plainclothes police officers. Eventually, a fight broke out between these two police officers and the man. Later, a patrol came to the town. Both police patrols had been instructed to travel there by the police’s operations centre.
ttn-69
Police officers suspected of misconduct will be questioned on Wednesday – news Møre og Romsdal – Local news, TV and radio
