The man was on his way home from a party with another friend when they were stopped by a group of young people.
– One of them had been particularly threatening, took out a gun, pointed it at him and hit him in the head, says operations manager Trond Egil Groth in the South-East police district.
The man is not said to have been physically injured.
He says the man and his friend got scared and pulled away.
To be interrogated
The police were notified of the incident at 02.15 and searched for the boys for several hours. Just before 05.00 a minor boy was arrested at the railway station in Porsgrunn.
– We have taken him into custody and we will question him as soon as possible, says Groth.
– What is he accused of?
– He is charged with either having carried out or contributed to this incident, says Groth.
– Have you seized any guns?
– I do not wish to comment on that at the present time.
Priority case for the police
He also does not want to say what links this boy to this incident.
– We have several people we want to get in touch with, says Groth.
He says the police take this incident seriously and that the police have given the case a high priority.
– It is extremely serious to brandish a gun in public space.
2023-08-18 04:15:37
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