Swedish police say armed man was shot outside royal palace
Key takeaways by Insider Paper
- Police shot an armed man outside the Royal Palace in central Stockholm after reports of a disruptive individual carrying a weapon.
- Officers responding to the incident opened fire; the man was hit and taken to hospital.
- Stockholm police spokeswoman Susanna Rinaldo said his injuries were serious but not life-threatening.
- Rinaldo did not specify the weapon type and said the police operation was ongoing, with no danger to the public.
- Expressen reported the man approached palace guards armed with a knife and asked to be shot.
Swedish police said Tuesday they shot an armed man outside the Royal Palace in central Stockholm after receiving reports of a disruptive individual carrying a weapon.
Police said officers responding to the incident opened fire on the man.
“The man was hit and taken to hospital,” Stockholm police spokeswoman Susanna Rinaldo told AFP.
She said his injuries were considered serious but not life-threatening.
Rinaldo declined to specify the type of weapon involved, adding that the police operation remained ongoing but that there was no danger to the public.
Swedish newspaper Expressen reported that the man approached palace guards armed with a knife and asked to be shot.
