Killed by Police in Europe: Man with Knife Attacks Police

[onlohh]

On October 31st 2017, man wandered around without no shoes, two knives in his hands, rope tied around his neck and word "LOLL" (stupid) written on his forehead in old town area and in city main square in Tallinn, Estonia.

Worried citizens informed police who tried to solve the situation leaving no one harmed. Police told to drop knives several times (heard on video) before man started running at two police officers.
Police made 3 quick warning shots then one into man torso at very close range.

Ambulance arrived in minutes and CPR was performed who rushed to the hospital where man was pronounced dead later that day.

Man was later confirmed as Jaanus Käärmann, who had become mentally ill recently. He worked in IT as a developer and had graduated York University in England (masters degree), he was also brother to K. Käärmann who is shareholder and founding member of TransferWise (money trading company).

In Estonia police do not have tasers and this killing has already started a debate whether to take them in use or not. Most of the public approved police reaction to the attack as an officer self-defense. Estonian police is obligated to use firearm on a close range knife attack.

[onlohh]

Longer video is found below.

More images available on local news site (direct link to images): http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudise...4fb9vlcuL1hOAd

[kellyhound]

Man was later confirmed as Jaanus Käärmann, who had become mentally ill recently.

At the time of the shooting the police didn't know that and in times of terroristic attacks i think the cops did the right thing. His life could have been saved if the cops had tasers but they didn't and that's up to politicians to change that or not.

[gimlet]

Programming computers all day will make you bat shit crazy, I've seen it before...

[-NocturnalPulse-]

Justified.

[Oswald2001]

Suicide By Cop....Euro edition.

[Rs103]

Gun beats knife every time

[wildaxboxer]

Fuck the tazer, if they even had one, the speed he ran at that cop, I would have not relied on 2 little barbs hitting him.. Pretty determined effort to go out at the cops expense.

[NUUDLZ]

Death cures Stupidity again and again and again!!!:2gunsfiri ng_v1:

[scorpion9]

This incident happened few months ago, when a guy with a large knife ignored police orders and ran towards the cops. After 3 warning shots, the fourth one( at a very close range ) hit and caused fatal injuries.

The video is quite long, but the shooting takes place at the beginning seconds...no point in watching past 30-second mark.

The guy is thought to have committed suicide by cops.