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“According to preliminary data, he was not wearing a vest, but probably today, the day of the funeral, should not be the main problem. All details and circumstances will be clarified after conducting an investigation, “R. Požėla told LRT radio on Monday.
According to him, all officers must wear safety vests during the service, the vast majority are equipped with them.
“Officials have almost 100 percent vests across the country. Those officers who, depending on the nature of their work, react to events, Telšiai County Police Officers are 100 percent. They have vests and, across the country, approximately 95 percent of all officers have vests. (…) Due to various circumstances, it has not yet been possible to provide all officers, but the absolute majority have them, “he said the chief of police.
He recalled that the decision to provide officers with protective vests was made after a police officer in the city of Tryškiai, Telšiai district, was wounded in 2016 by a knife from a violent repressed man.
The funeral of the assassinated 40-year-old Mažeikiai District Police Station officer, cynologist Saulius Žymantas, will take place on Monday.
Stasys Brasas, suspected of domestic violence, shot him and his partner on Friday morning. A police officer died on the spot and his partner was injured.
The man, who shot the officer deadly, threatened to kill his spouse, police said Thursday, but officers did not find him. After going to check on Friday morning, the man greeted the officers with gunshots.
According to the Police Department, the house was burned down after shooting officers.
After the fire was extinguished, an unidentified body and weapon were found in the home. Investigations revealed that Bras, who shot at officers, had caught fire in the house.
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