Man found dead: – Investigated for murder

A man has been found dead, police said in a statement. The case is being investigated as a homicide.

– Investigated for murder

The police write that at 18.27 they went to an address in Stavanger. Shortly thereafter, they found a man in an apartment at the address.

– The man was pronounced dead a short time later. Circumstances at the scene indicate that the police are investigating the case as a homicide, police lawyer Fredrik Martin Soma said in the press release.

Police are working with forensic investigations at the scene.

– The police are spending a lot of resources on the investigation, they write.

This work will continue throughout the evening and into the night, they further state.

Just after 22.00, Dagbladet’s freelancer can inform that crime technicians are arriving at the scene.

Research with dogs

Police also searched the area with dog patrols and barricades were set up in the area around the crime scene.

They also state that several witnesses have been questioned and that this work will continue. No one has been arrested yet.

It was at 19.15 that the Stavanger police announced on Twitter that they had responded to a serious incident of violence.

Police work is ongoing on the scene and forensic technicians have been called in, they write.

Talk about screaming

A witness NRK spoke to recounts a loud scream just before police arrived on the scene.

According to the state channel, an ambulance and an ambulance are parked nearby.

– Large police forces work in the area, including dog patrol, they write.

Search the graveyard

NRK also writes that the crime scene is not far from the Eigane cemetery.

Dagbladet’s freelancer on the site says police are searching a cemetery near the site and have cordoned off a wider area.

At 19.15, forensic technicians entered a house and some neighbors were questioned by the police on the spot, NRK continues.

Police have not yet responded to Dagbladet’s questions.