They tried to stab police – was shot in the leg – Expressen

WOLF MOUNTAIN. A man in Varberg walked around with a weapon in his hand.

When the police arrived at the scene, he tried to stab one of them – and the police responded by shooting the man in the leg.

The man is taken to hospital with unknown injuries.

It was just before three o’clock the night of Saturday as police in Miami were alerted about a man who went about with a weapon in the center. TT reports that the man, who is 35 years of age, according to the police to have assaulted a person or persons rough. When the patrol arrived at the scene the man did a tirade against one of the policemen. When the police fired warning shots were shot the man in the leg.

– My colleagues greeted by a gunman with a weapon. He goes against them and they forced to shoot warning shots and then for effect, says Johan Josarp, duty officer at the Halland police said.

Ford Hospital

According to the police in Halland is the man taken to hospital . It is unclear what injuries he has.

The police are very secretive about the incident, and do not want to say which weapon the man was carrying. The man should be in accordance with the TT be known by the police earlier. Earlier in the evening, there was a similar incident in Söderhamn, when police shot a man in his 20 years of age who behaved threateningly. Although he was hit in the leg and was taken to hospital.

influence of substances

According to police, the man was aggressive towards people around and beat on things and people. Helahalsingland.se writes that the man was under the influence of both drugs and alcohol, and that the police tried to stop him with OC spray before they fired shots in self-defense.

According to the newspaper guarded man by police patrol in the hospital. He is arrested on suspicion of assault and he shall also be previously convicted of violent crimes and violence against official. The man’s injury situation is unclear.