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INVESTIGATION: The special unit launched an investigation after police shot and killed a man on Tuesday afternoon in Bolkesjø in Telemark. Photo: Theo Aasland Valen
A man died from his injuries after being shot by the police in Bolkesjø in Telemark. The special unit is now investigating the case.
At 3:27 p.m., the Southeastern Police District received a message from the Emergency Medical Communications Center (AMK) about a man from Bolkesjø in Telemark who appeared to be affected and reportedly behaved in a threatening manner towards other women. people in the place.
In the situation that arose during the contact with the man, the police fired several shots, it is stated in a police press release.
An ambulance was in the immediate vicinity and health personnel immediately implemented life-saving measures.
Unfortunately, the man’s life could not be saved and he was pronounced dead at 4:35 p.m., the police write in the press release.
The man’s relatives have been notified.
Must have had an ax
One of the owners of a company where the victim worked tells VG that two colleagues went out to the man’s house on Tuesday after a phone call they perceived as worrisome.
When they arrived, the door must be closed and the person in question did not want to let them enter the house.
They entered through the back door, and then he approached them with an ax. They tried to talk and calm him down and perceived it as a threat and withdrew, says the owner.
The two colleagues are then said to have called the police. After police arrived at the scene and moved into the home, the two colleagues are said to have heard four shots.
– I don’t know the cause of the shots. There was no one else in the house.
The owner says that the CEO has brought all the company employees together and that a crisis team has been put in place for the company on his own initiative.
INVESTIGATION: The special unit launched an investigation after a man was shot and killed by police on Tuesday afternoon in Bolkesjø in Telemark. Photo: VG-tipser
A witness, who was close to the scene, tells VG that he saw several policemen and an ambulance for the first time.
– Then I heard at least three shots, says the witness, who wishes to remain anonymous.
– The person who was shot was not threatening others, but himself. She was not well, the witness claims.
The special unit investigates the case
– He is a person we have met before, but I cannot go into what he has been, says police chief Ole Bredrup Sæverud, about the man who was killed.
The Chief of Police cannot delve into the course of events because the case is being investigated by the Investigation Office.
– We do not know what the background of the man’s presence was, but we perceive it as a threatening situation in the message that reached us, he says.
Sæverud emphasizes that the police have followed routines after the incident and that the officials involved will be followed up on Tuesday night.
– Has the service personnel involved been taken out of service?
– At the moment, there has been no reason for that, says Sæverud.
