DRAMMEN (VG) The man in his 30s who is accused of having killed five people and injured two in Kongsberg is cooperating with the police, his lawyer informs VG.
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– I have talked to my client and we have been questioned, says lawyer Fredrik Neumann to VG at 5 o’clock Thursday night, outside Drammen police station.
– He cooperates with the police and explains in detail about the incident.
Neumann has been appointed as a defender for the man – a Danish citizen in his 30s – who is charged with the incident that shook Kongsberg on Wednesday night, where five people were killed and two injured.
The police were notified of the incident at 18.13, and the first reports were that a man was moving around the city and shot with a bow and arrow.
About half an hour later, at 18.47, the man was arrested.
– How does he relate to the accusation?
– I will not comment or say anything more than what I have said, he cooperates with the police and explains in detail about the incident, Neumann says.
– He is clearly affected by the situation, he adds.
When the defender arrived at 01.50 on Thursday, he did not want to comment on the case to VG.
Shortly afterwards, the lights in the top office at the police station were turned on. About two hours later, they were turned off again, then another hour passed before they came out, and the defender answered questions from the press.
–The defense counsel states that the accused will be remanded in custody on Thursday.
– Then the investigation is ongoing. So there will be new interrogations and tactical and tactical investigation, the lawyer says.
The time for questioning has not been set, according to Neumann.
The man lives in Kongsberg. Neumann thinks he “mostly” lived in Norway.
– I have no comment on his background, the lawyer continues.
Two people receive intensive care in hospital, but should not be life-threateningly injured. One of them is a policeman who was at the scene in his spare time.
According to the police, the accused must have acted alone.
It is too early to say anything about the motivation for the action, the police inform on Wednesday at 23 o’clock.
– It is natural to investigate whether this is an act of terrorism, says regional leader Øyvind Aas in the Southeast police district, at a press conference.
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