Safety · Trzcianka
Police shoot machete-wielding attacker in Trzcianka; father's body found outside building
Officers responding to a domestic disturbance in Trzcianka, western Poland, were attacked with a machete-like weapon on Saturday evening. One officer was wounded before two policemen opened fire, wounding the assailant; the body of the attacker's father was then discovered outside the apartment block.
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In brief
The attacker used an object resembling a machete, wounding one policeman in the hand before officers opened fire.
Two policemen discharged their firearms after the assailant ignored commands, striking the attacker and ending the threat.
While securing the scene, officers discovered the body of the attacker's father outside the apartment block.
A prosecutor is supervising crime scene examinations and the reconstruction of the exact sequence of events.
- Shots firedTwo officers fire, wounding the attacker.
- Body discoveredPolice find the body of the attacker's father outside the building.
- InvestigationProsecutor-led investigation begins, crime scene examination underway.
Domestic disturbance call
On Saturday evening, police in Trzcianka, a town in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, received a report of a domestic disturbance. Officers were dispatched to an apartment block. The exact time of the call was not disclosed, but the incident unfolded before 8 p.m. local time.
Attack on officers
Upon arrival, the responding officers were confronted by a man armed with an object resembling a machete. The attacker immediately struck, wounding one policeman in the hand. Despite repeated commands to stop, the assailant continued his assault, placing the officers' lives at risk.
“After arriving at the scene, they were attacked with an object resembling a machete. One of the policemen was wounded in the hand. Because their health and life were threatened and the attacker did not respond to commands, two policemen used their firearms and shot the attacker.”
Police open fire
Facing an ongoing threat, two officers discharged their service weapons, striking the attacker. Both the wounded assailant and the injured officer were transported to hospital. Their conditions were not immediately released.
Father's body discovered
While securing the area around the building, officers made a grim discovery: the body of a man lying outside the block. The deceased was identified as the father of the attacker. Police have not yet disclosed the cause of death or whether it was connected to the domestic disturbance that prompted the initial call.
“In front of the block to which the intervention was called, the policemen discovered the body of a man – it was the attacker's father.”
Investigation underway
The scene was cordoned off, and a prosecutor is overseeing the investigation. Crime scene technicians are conducting examinations, and the exact sequence of events is being reconstructed. Police have not released further details about the domestic disturbance or the relationship between the father and son.
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Sources and context
- polsatnews.plAtak na policjantów w Wielkopolsce. Padły strzały
- rmf24.plAtak na policjantów w Wielkopolsce. Padły strzały
- TVN24Ciało przed blokiem w Trzciance. Policjanci zaatakowani w trakcie interwencji
- epoznan.plDramatyczny finał interwencji domowej w regionie. Ranny policjant i napastnik, przed blokiem znaleziono zwłoki
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