Police Shoot Knife-Wielding Man Outside Sweden’s Royal Palace
Police said the suspect was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries after officers opened fire and launched a criminal investigation.
- On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, Swedish police shot an armed man outside the Royal Palace in Stockholm after receiving reports of a disruptive individual carrying a weapon.
- According to Swedish newspaper Expressen, the man approached palace guards armed with a knife and asked to be shot, prompting officers to respond with gunfire.
- Stockholm police spokeswoman Susanna Rinaldo told AFP the man was hit and transported to the hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries and placed in police custody.
- Law enforcement officials launched an investigation into "aggravated threats against a public official" and an aggravated knife offence, reflecting the severity of charges the suspect faces.
- Authorities maintained there was no danger to the public during the operation; police cordoned off the area and deployed drones while securing the scene.
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An armed man was reduced by the police in front of the royal residence
Shocking moment in Stockholm: Crown Princess Victoria was still in the palace just before a shooting – the police were shooting at an assailant.
Before the Royal Castle in Stockholm, the police shot an armed man. Crown Princess Victoria was there shortly before.
An incident in front of the Royal Castle in Stockholm triggered a major police operation on Tuesday evening (6 October). Officials shot at an armed man who, according to the police, behaved aggressively. Meanwhile, the man was provisionally arrested.
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