Police shoot armed man near palace in Stockholm
The man was taken to hospital; police say there is no longer any danger to the public.
Swedish police shot an armed man outside the Royal Palace in Stockholm on Tuesday evening. He suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital.
At around 6.30pm, police received a report of an aggressive man with a weapon at Lejonbacken, the slope in front of the palace. According to police, aimed shots were fired during the operation. The man was arrested and taken away by ambulance.
Police later reported that the man had been hit by police bullets and that his condition was serious but not life-threatening. Nothing has been disclosed about his identity. Police are investigating the case as a serious threat against a public official and as a serious offence under the Swedish knife law.
Swedish broadcaster SVT reported, citing sources, that the man was carrying a knife. According to SVT, the Swedish royal court also confirmed that he was carrying a knife and behaving threateningly. During the initial phase of the investigation, police did not want to say exactly what kind of weapon was involved.
According to police, there was no longer any danger to the public. The palace was cordoned off and several police and ambulance teams were present. The court said that no member of the royal family was in the palace at the time.
The circumstances have not yet been established. Police have announced that they will continue their investigation at the scene. On Tuesday evening, there were no indications of a broader threat or of the involvement of other people.
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The factual core has been confirmed by Swedish police. Details about the weapon and the man's behaviour are clearly attributed to SVT and the royal court.
- confirmed Police shot an armed man near the Royal Palace in Stockholm on Tuesday evening. — Confirmed in the police report. source
- confirmed The man was taken to hospital and his condition was serious but not life-threatening. — Reported by police. source
- confirmed The case is being investigated as a serious threat against a public official and a serious offence under the knife law. — Mentioned in the police report. source
- confirmed According to SVT, the royal court confirmed that the man was carrying a knife and that no member of the royal family was present. — SVT attributes this to a statement from the court. source
Editor's note
Police confirm the shooting, the arrest, the hospitalisation and the absence of danger to the public. The description of the knife comes via SVT and the royal court; the full circumstances remain unknown.Sources
- 6 oktober 18.36, Polisinsats/kommendering, Stockholm — Polisen
- Polis sköt beväpnad man vid Kungliga slottet — SVT Nyheter
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