US EditionPolice Chase Near Lithuanian-Polish Border Leads to Shootout, Suspect Dies in Car Fire
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Police chase near Lithuanian-Polish border leads to shootout, suspect dies in car fire
A Latvian suspect believed to be armed and involved in serious crimes died Thursday morning after a police chase and shootout near Lithuania’s border with Poland, authorities confirmed.
Friday morning, July 11th, at the border in Świecko (Lubuskie Voivodeship), turned into a true thriller! Instead of undergoing a routine border check, the driver of a Citroën Jumper camper van decided to flee. Police officers from Bydgoszcz, supporting border guards, gave chase to the daring fugitive. What they discovered after his arrest surprised even the seasoned officers.
On Thursday morning, a dramatic chase culminated in a shootout in Lithuania. Police were pursuing a Porsche that had illegally crossed the border into Poland. The resulting gunfire resulted in the death of a 61-year-old Latvian citizen wanted for a double murder in Riga.
A Latvian citizen suspected of double murder has died. The man was killed in an exchange of fire between him and Lithuanian police near Alytus. Local authorities had previously received information from Polish police that the Latvian had illegally crossed the Polish-Lithuanian border.
On the morning of Thursday, July 10, a shooting occurred near Alytus, Lithuania. A Latvian citizen was killed in the gunfire. Explosives were found in his vehicle.
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