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Police shoot knife-wielding man dead in Helsinki
A man carrying a knife was shot dead by police in Helsinki’s Alppiharju district after refusing to obey commands and advancing toward officers. Authorities confirm a stun gun was first used before lethal force. Investigation now under prosecutor's direction.
According to the police, the man, who was carrying a knife and acting threateningly, did not obey orders.
Police shoot dead knife-wielding man in Helsinki
A man was killed when police fired gunshot at him at Alppiharju area in Helsinki on Saturday morning, police said. The incident took place at about 10:00 a.m. when the man equipped with a knife was moving in the stairwell of a house at Kinaporinkatu area. Responding to an alarm police rushed to the spot and asked the man to surrender the knife, but he did not pay heed to the order and fled to the roof. At certain stage the man moved toward the p…
A man died after being shot by police in Helsinki today. Iltalehti compiled similar cases from the 2000s. The man died today, Saturday, after being shot by police in Alppiharju, Helsinki. The police say they used a gun to stop the target because the suspect's behavior was threatening and he did not obey the police's order to drop his bladed weapon.
The man, who was behaving threateningly, died at the scene after being shot by police.
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