US EditionDeadly Police Shooting in Poland: Sosnowiec Attacker with Metal Pipe Killed
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An autopsy will be performed, including toxicology tests and gunshot wounds.
In Sosnowiec, police received a report of an "agitated man with a machete." During the police intervention, the man was fatally shot. Witnesses described the incident.
Two investigations have been launched into the morning events in Sosnowiec. One concerns an assault on police officers, and the other concerns possible abuse of power by officers who used force against an aggressive man with a machete, announced prosecutor Bartosz Kilian. The attacker died in hospital.
A man with a machete first damaged parked cars and a city bus, then attacked the officers who arrived at the scene. The officers fired a shot that proved fatal. The mayor of Sosnowiec commented on the incident, and the prosecutor's office launched an investigation.
A dangerous man with a machete was roaming the streets of Sosnowiec. He damaged several cars with it and then smashed the window of a city bus. When police arrived, the man charged at the officers with the machete. They fired shots in self-defense, killing the attacker. The incident took place on July 31st around 5:00 a.m. The aggressive man was running along Mikołajczyka Street in Sosnowiec with a machete. He damaged several parked cars and the…
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