Polish Lukasz and his wife were in Karl Johan on their way to the train station on Sunday evening when they allegedly got into an argument with a youth they did not know. He admits that he himself was a bit aggressive.
– But I wasn’t violent, I was just talking. Five minutes later, several people arrive and start arguing, he tells NRK about the reason for the shooting.
He says that one of the young people came across his wife and that he pushed him away. He then says that another person came from the opposite direction, aimed a gun at the ground in front of him, and fired.
– I am doing fine. Here, he says, pointing to his shoe. It was narrowly hit by a ricochet that didn’t go through.
Now he says that he does not feel safe in Oslo.
– I walked normally on the street, but you never know what can happen, he says.
Lukasz points to the spot on his shoe that was hit by a ricochet. He himself suffered no injuries from the shots.
Photo: GLENN AASEBY / NRK
Looking for five people
A little after 9pm this evening, the police received a report that several shots had been fired in the open street by the Arkaden shopping center in Karl Johans gate.
– One or more perpetrators have run from the scene after firing several shots, says operations manager Gjermund Stokkli to NRK.
The police are now hunting the perpetrators.
Operations leader at the scene, Anders Rønning, says that there must have been some “pushing and a bit of verbal bragging at the front”, and a “disagreement”.
Operations leader answers questions.
It is said to have been a group of four young people – around the age of 16 – who are said to have initially been pushing and verbally arguing with the victim.
– Then the victim goes downstairs with his friends, and then this youth gang goes behind. Then comes the shooter from the opposite side. So there are five people, he says.
He also states that the police have obtained a lot of video both before and after the incident, and are working widely in the city to locate the people involved
In addition to searching for the perpetrators, the police are also speaking to a large number of witnesses.
Photo: Kari Lie / NRK
Shooting at Sinsen earlier Sunday
Earlier this evening, shots were also fired at Sinsen in Oslo. Several shots were fired from a firearm in connection with a confrontation between two people near the Sinsen cultural center.
The police are searching for both suspects and victims in connection with the Sinsen shooting. Operations leader Rønning says that there is no obvious connection between the two shootings as the case now stands.
– But we keep that hypothesis open, he says.
The police are working at the scene and have found empty shell casings on the ground after the shooting.
Photo: NTB
Many present
There were many people present when the shots were fired. According to the police, no one was injured as a result of the shots. In addition to searching for the perpetrators, the police are also speaking to a large number of witnesses.
– There are many people at Karl Johan at this time, and we received many emergency calls after the incident. We are still very early in the investigation phase, says Stokkli.
Photo: Kari Lie / NRK
2023-12-17 20:36:18
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