Kuopio|In addition to murder, the man is suspected of preparing a serious crime against the police.
in Kuopio the approximately 70-year-old man suspected of shooting his spouse had planned to harm the police as well, Eastern Finland police say.
The murder took place in Nilsiä, Kuopio on Saturday evening. According to the police, the man broke into the apartment of strangers and injured the victim with a firearm. According to the police, the woman and the man were a couple, and the woman was also about 70 years old.
The man fled the apartment, but the police caught him about an hour later.
“Based on the preliminary investigation, the suspect had planned to also harm the police with a firearm. The police are investigating the events related to the arrest as preparation for a serious crime against life or health,” the police press release says.
Man was imprisoned in the district court of Pohjois Savo yesterday on suspicion of manslaughter, preparation of a crime against life and health, and gross breach of domestic peace. According to the police, the suspect also did not have a valid permit for firearms.
“For investigative reasons, the police cannot elaborate further on the manner of the act or the circumstances. The motive of the act is still being investigated and the preliminary investigation is being continued with interrogations,” says the police.
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