Shooting at a school in Norway

Shortly before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Norwegian police received an alert about a suspicious shooting at a school in Oslo. Several units were reportedly dispatched to the scene. We will see youShortly after, three people were arrested. One of them was released, while the search for the third suspect continues. Police announced on Wednesday evening that they had arrested the three suspected perpetrators.

The police say the suspects, men in their 20s, come from a “police-known environment,” NRK writes. They are either suspects or convicted of other crimes. The manager was told it was likely a gang settlement.

There was a fear of one person. He was shot and police searched by helicopter for the person. At 5 p.m., they spoke by phone to the person they were looking for, who was described as unharmed. VGShortly thereafter, the person was found in a nearby apartment.

– He was very scared and did not know where to hide, operation commander Sven Martin Egge tells NRK.

According to eyewitnesses, three people allegedly ran in one direction, while a fourth person ran in another direction. This is the fourth person that police initially suspected of being injured.

Must be shooting It happened right outside the school, where empty shell casings were found. The school has about 480 students and more than 100 staff. Everyone was sheltered for an hour or so while police worked at the scene. Several children witnessed the shooting, according to NRK.

Shortly after 5 p.m., the school principal sent a message to parents saying the police had finished their operation and that the children could be arrested. Parents who were going to pick up their children had previously been asked to stay in their cars until police gave them the green light to leave.

Arian Abbas, a father of two, tells VG that the area where the school is located has become more volatile recently. He arrived at the school to pick up his children as soon as he heard the shots. He says he heard four or five gunshots from the schoolyard.

– It's very scary. He says, 'I don't want to send my children to school tomorrow.'