Man with knife ‘shot by police in Malmo – Aftonbladet

A man was shot by police in Malmo.

The police were alerted to a brawl and was met at the scene of an armed man.

– It has encountered a situation where they had to shoot a knife gunman, says Calle Persson at Skåne police.

at 23:03 alerted police to a major brawl at Gustav Adolfs torg in Malmö . According to the initial information, around eight people have fought.

When police patrols coming to the place they are met by a knife gunman.

“Police shoot man and then begins the care of the same person,” writes police on its website.

“have had to shoot”

how the situation gone to or how the man acted not want to Calle Persson at Skåne police comment.

– It has occurred a situation where they had to shoot the knife gunman, he said.

he states that it is unclear how many shots fired and how many met the man.

– There has been postponed several shot, but I do not know if there is one or multiple squads who fired the shots, says Calle Persson.

a person Aftonbladet has talked with witnessed the dramatic event.

– some friends and I had been and munched on a place nearby and was on his way to the train. When we came around a corner stood the police already there outside McDonalds at Gustav Adolf square with weapons drawn and we heard how they shouted at him, he says.

– We stood just 30 meters away. I saw no knife but they shouted, “Drop the knife, drop the knife.” He did not listen, but tried to run away, and then they shot at him.

“fell to the ground”

According to the witness met the man when again but still continued to try to get from the site.

– He wobbled on into a police car standing there with the door open and fell then to the ground a little further away.

police have cordoned off parts of Gustav Adolf square, where police shot the man. Several patrols are in place to hear witnesses and technicians will also investigate the area.

The victim man is taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. At present it is unclear what the man is suspected. According Calle Persson at Skåne police is no other person in custody or suspected of a crime at this time.

Investigates bout

Prosecutors have called in and will investigate the actions of the police, which is routine when police smashes his service weapons.

– First of all, going after several investigations, of course, an investigation of the shooting and then it is the police who investigated by a prosecutor who called in, says Calle Persson.

– Late is also under investigation against the man who shot to see what he is guilty of and also an investigation on the initial alarm if the fraction that should have been going on at the site.

The text is updated.