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Police Launch Special Operation in Ternopil After Armed Man Barricades Himself in Shop; KORD Detains Suspect (Updated)

Earlier, the man locked the shop manager in a staff office, after which two shots were heard.

Police Launch Special Operation in Ternopil After Armed Man Barricades Himself in Shop; KORD Detains Suspect (Updated)
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Photo: Поліція Тернопільської області

In Ternopil, law enforcement officers carried out a special operation to detain a man who had barricaded himself inside a retail premises. 

This was reported by the Ternopil Region Police.

According to officers, the report of the incident came in at around 11:00 on 5 November. An unknown man locked the shop manager in a staff office. After that, two shots were heard from inside the room.

By around 12:00, it became known that KORD special forces had detained the man who fired the shots. No one was injured in the incident.

The detainee is a local resident born in 1973. Investigators are currently carrying out initial investigative actions with him. Law enforcement officers say they will provide further details later.

Photo: Поліція Тернопільської області
Photo: Поліція Тернопільської області

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