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INVESTIGATIONS: Two forensic scientists are investigating a crime scene inside a restaurant where a man was shot. Photo: Hilde Moi Østbø, Stavanger Aftenblad
Police charged two people with attempted murder after a man was shot at a taco restaurant in downtown Stavanger.
Police were notified shortly before midnight and rushed to the scene. An injured person was found on the premises. The victims, who are 20 years old, have been taken to Stavanger University Hospital, seriously injured.
– We have been informed that he is seriously injured, but we have not received any confirmation from the hospital as to how he is now, police lawyer Christine Kleppa tells VG.
A man who was at the scene is charged with attempted murder. He has been questioned, but the police do not want to go into what he has explained.
Police have charged another person with attempted murder and this man is looking for police after he fled the scene.
– The two defendants are over 30 years old and the police have known them before, says Kleppa. She cannot enter into the type of relationship in question, but affirms: – There are different types of crimes.
The nightclub had closed for guests earlier in the evening.
– Do the two men have any connection to the restaurant?
– It is part of the investigation, we seek to map the connection with the restaurant and the connection between the two accused and offended, the police lawyer tells VG.
Kleppa does not want to comment on whether the man was shot multiple times.
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At around 7 am the police stated that they had charged another person with attempted murder. This person is still at large.
– The police have charged another person with attempted murder, and we are looking for this person, says Kleppa.
A witness tells Stavanger Aftenblad that armed police had set up checkpoints at various locations in downtown Stavanger on Friday night. Passing vehicles were stopped and controlled.
