The police shot a person in the leg after a situation arose which, according to the police, was threatening. The person is now being cared for in hospital.
The case is updated.
– The operations center received a report on Friday evening that a person was walking with a weapon in the center of Kristiansand. When the police came into contact with the person, a threatening situation arose which resulted in the police firing shots, the police in Agder write in a press release.
According to the Bureau, which is now starting an investigation into the case, one person has been shot in the leg.
– Kripos has been notified and will assist the Bureau with crime scene investigations. Weapons involved will be secured, they write further. They will now question officials and witnesses as soon as possible.
The person who was shot is now being cared for by health personnel at Sørlandet Hospital, but the extent of the injury is unknown beyond the fact that the person has been shot in the leg. VG has been in contact with the hospital, which states that they do not release information about health conditions.
The police in Agder have now cordoned off the crime scene until the Bureau arrives, and indicate that questions about the case must be directed to them.
Observed a lot of police
Joachim Strandberg, who lives in the area, describes how the police have cordoned off a large area between a car park, a building site and a new building, where there is, among other things, a skate park.
He says he and his roommate did not hear a shot, but observed a lot of police in the time before the report of the shot.
– There has been a lot of activity and passers-by were turned away by the police, says Strandberg.
