Knife assault at Mandras police station: 31-year-old shot after attacking officer
A 31-year-old man entered Mandras-Idyllia Police Station armed with a knife on Friday, wounded a police officer and was shot in the abdominal area.
Shooting at Mandras Police Station – 31-year-old in serious condition
A 31-year-old man entered Mandras-Idyllia Police Station on Friday afternoon (4/9) carrying a knife, wounded a police officer and was shot in the abdominal area. He is being treated under guard at Thriassio General Hospital of Eleusis in serious condition.
According to information from ERT News, the perpetrator has psychological problems and has been admitted three times in recent months to psychiatric facilities in Attica.
How the incident unfolded
The 31-year-old initially moved towards the officer on duty, threatened her with a knife and then the guard along with other officers attempted to immobilise him. The man headed to the first floor, towards the Security Department, where officers trapped him in a room.
Despite repeated orders to put down the knife, the 31-year-old did not comply. He broke the door of the room and threw a flowerpot, resulting in fragments from the broken glass wounding a police officer in the head.
Continuing to move threateningly with the knife, a police officer drew his service weapon and shot him once in the abdominal area.
Condition of the wounded
An ambulance from EKAB rushed to the scene to transport the two wounded to Thriassio Hospital. The police officer sustained a contusion wound to the head. The 31-year-old suffered a through-and-through gunshot wound affecting the chest and abdomen, and is to undergo surgery.
A preliminary investigation has been launched into the incident, with authorities investigating all the circumstances under which the episode occurred.
Reporting: Giorgos Gerafentis, Irini Kyritsi, Stella Christodoulidou
Source: ERT