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A man in his 60s was shot and killed by police in connection with a checkpoint on Saturday night. According to the police, the man must have threatened the police with a weapon.
- VällingbyDirekt
- Published 11:18 AM, Mar 1, 2021
It was at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday when the police had to control a man who was walking down the street of Grimsta. The man must have threatened the police with a weapon, it is not clear what kind of weapon, which prompted the police to open fire on the man. The police write this on their website.
It happened at the bus stop
The gunshot wounded was taken to hospital. On Sunday morning, the police announced that he had died from his injuries. Family members are notified.
The incident took place in connection with the Bergslagsvägen bus stop and the stop has received several gunshot wounds, according to Aftonbladet.
The incident that caused the police to open fire is being investigated as a serious threat to an official and a serious firearms crime.
At the same time, a prosecutor from the special prosecutor’s office investigates the actions of the police to check whether a fault has been committed, which is routine.
The police are silent
Carina Skagerlind at the Police Media Center writes in an email Monday morning to Mitt that the police do not want to comment further on the events at this time.
