Man shot in thigh after pointing gun at police in Kontiolahti

A man was shot in the thigh after pointing a gun at police in Kontiolahti, Yle reports. The National Bureau of Investigation is investigating him on suspicion of violently resisting a public official.

The man, born in 2005, was shot after police stopped a vehicle matching a description they had received during a call related to the protection of life and health on Wednesday evening.

When the driver got out of the vehicle, he pointed a gun at police. Officers then shot him in the thigh.

The National Bureau of Investigation has opened a preliminary investigation and carried out initial interviews and technical examinations. Investigation leader Petri Tirronen declined to tell Yle where in Kontiolahti the shooting happened or whether residents or passersby were nearby.

The National Prosecutor’s Office is preparing a preliminary assessment of the police use of a firearm.