Iceland police kill gunman in first shooting ever in the country
Iceland, with a tiny population of 320,000, has a low crime rate
and practically no gun violence. Its police force does not carry firearms.
Haraldur Johannessen, National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police,
said Monday's incident was unprecedented.
Police said officers were called to an apartment
in the Reykjavik suburb of Arbaer early Monday
when a man fired a shotgun from inside the flat. Two policemen,
who were not armed, were shot at when trying to enter the gunman's apartment.
A special armed unit then entered and fired at the man,
who was rushed to the hospital, where he died. No one else has been injured.
Shotguns for hunting are legal in Iceland.
Icelanders believe the country sees no gun violence because handguns are banned.
Report from agencies.
