Two killed as a shooter opens fire on a hunting party in Halden
A shooter opened fire on a hunting party in forest near Halden on Sunday morning, killing two and seriously injuring a third. A suspect was arrested at the scene; police later confirmed a connection between the suspect and the hunting party.
HALDEN: Two people were killed and a third seriously injured on Sunday morning when a shooter opened fire on a hunting party in forest near Halden, police said.
The suspect was arrested at the scene, and witnesses restrained him until officers took him into custody. Later on Sunday, police confirmed a connection between the man and the hunting party; Norwegian media reported that he had previously belonged to it.
The two who died were father and son, the father in his 70s and the son in his 40s, police operations leader Wilhelm Bjølseth told NTB. The seriously injured man, also in his 40s, was flown to hospital by air ambulance, and his condition is stable, according to the prosecutor. The shooting happened near Halden, about 96 kilometres from Oslo and close to the Swedish border.
Police received the first reports of the shooting at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, and announced the arrest at 8 a.m. Prosecutors suspect a conflict is behind the attack; the motive remains under investigation.
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