A policeman was killed during a road inspection in western Norway on the night of Friday to Saturday. In addition, the driver of the arrested car also died on the spot. This is the first time a police officer has died in the line of duty in this country since 2010.
A police patrol that responded to the report stopped a suspicious vehicle with two people in it near Jaeren. After some time, shooting started, as a result of which one of the policemen and the driver of the arrested car died. A second officer was injured and airlifted to Stavanger University Hospital.
The police did not elaborate on the details of the incident. It is known that the second person who was traveling in the arrested car was not injured.
A special police team from Rogaland region was sent to the scene. PST, Norway's internal security agency, was also involved in the investigation.
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The first death of a police officer since 2010
This is the first death of an on-duty police officer in Norway in the last 14 years. In 2010, a 58-year-old officer died of stab wounds in Mo i Rana in the central part of the country. In 2004, Arne Sigve Klungland, the commander of the operation, was shot dead in Stavanger while chasing the perpetrators of the biggest robbery in Norwegian history.
The Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gar Storr, expressed his regret for the tragic incident near Jaeren. Justice and Security Minister Emily Enger Mell has set up a crisis team and deployed additional forces to investigate the circumstances of the shooting.
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