Man who was shot by police in Varberg has died

It was at 14.20 on Tuesday as the police was alerted of a traffic accident at the Calgary north of Varberg.

After the accident, one of the people involved have become aggressive. According to the police assaulted the man the person he collided with, and at least one witness to the accident.

shortly thereafter, the situation escalated.

– Then takes the man presented what we believe is a hunting rifle and fires one or several shots, " says Hans Lippens, press spokesman for police in the Western region.

the Patrol will then take taken shelter in anticipation of the reinforcement. At the same time took the man to a tågspår nearby. He must have covered with his weapon repeatedly against the police before he himself was shot by the police. No police should have been corrupted.

with a gunshot wound in the arm or the shoulder. At 18.30-the time, police announced that the man who is in his mid-30s has died of his injuries. The relatives are informed.

– It is very likely that the man died of skottskadorna, but it gets the forensic investigation to clarify. What we do on the site now is a technical study and hear the witnesses, " says Hans Lippens, presstalesperson at the police in the Western region.

the Three investigations are underway after the incident. Because the police fired the arms the opening of a preliminary investigation by the special prosecution office in polismål. The other investigation regarding the shots against the police and the third case of assault in connection with the trafikolyckan.