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.

Witness information differ on what actually happened on the ground.

a person Aftonbladet have talked to says he saw police with guns blazing and heard how they shouted at the knife man.

– 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.

According to the witness met the man, 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.

Other witness: ran against the police

A witness who Sydsvenskan spoke with say, however, that the man ran towards the police and not away from the situation.

– They asked him to drop the knife five or six times. Then he started to run towards one of the officers, said the witness.

It was then that the police shot, according to the witness. The man fell, got up, and the police shot when the new shoots, says the witness for the Sydsvenskan.

The police did early in the morning not to comment on individual witness information.

– There is no information as I can say anything about because the incident is being investigated by prosecutors, said Jimmy Modin, information officer at Skåne police.

The victim man was taken to hospital with unknown injuries. Police said he is suspected of attempted murder.

Police cordoned off parts of Gustav Adolf Square, where police shot the man. Several patrols were on hand to hear witnesses and techniques explored the area during the night.

Investigates bout

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

– 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.

– Sen 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.