– We received a message at a quarter to ten tonight. It was the offended people themselves who called us. He explains that he has been stabbed outdoors, says operations manager Melissa Krag in the Eastern police district to NRK.
According to Krag, the man who was stabbed has received superficial injuries and has received help from health personnel.
At the same time, the police armed themselves and launched an extensive search for the perpetrator.
Not named
According to the police, the victim of the stabbing gave a description of the perpetrator. However, they have not been given a name.
Krag said at 10.30 pm that the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator so far appeared to be “unclear”.
– We look up specific addresses, and then we have units in several places in Mysen. There may be several reasons why he has not given us a name. Either it is an unknown relationship, or it could be that he withholds information for us, says Krag.
Just before 11.30 pm write Smaalenene that the police have stepped down the search. The helicopter has been sent away, and the police are now entering a phase where they are investigating.
Do not know the intention
The police inform the newspaper that there were witnesses who saw the perpetrator run from the scene.
– So far it does not seem that there is any relationship between the victim and him we are looking for, operations manager Sindre Dahlstrøm to the newspaper.
Thus, the police can not rule out that the stabbed person became an accidental victim.
The police tell NRK that they understand that the situation can be frightening to people who are in the area.
– We currently think that it is not necessary to ask people to stay indoors. I understand that it may seem scary, but the intention of the perpetrator is currently unclear, Krag told NRK at 22.30.
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