Police officer stabbed while responding to fight report

The incident occurred around 11:00 AM on Bayramoğlu Street in the Buhara neighborhood of the central Selçuklu district. According to information obtained, a request for a medical team was made for an individual experiencing a nervous breakdown. Police were requested at the address to take into custody the individual, who was allegedly armed with a knife and had also attacked their family. As the officers intervened, the individual stabbed a police officer in the back. Following this, the wounded officer's partner shot and neutralized the suspect.

Upon notification, numerous medical and police teams were dispatched to the scene. The wounded police officer was taken to the Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine Hospital by ambulance for treatment after receiving initial intervention from medical teams at the scene. It was learned that the wounded suspect was taken to Konya City Hospital by ambulance.

A comprehensive investigation into the incident has been launched.

Minister of Interior Ali Yerlikaya made statements regarding the matter on social media.

Bu sabah saat 10.30 sıralarında Konya Selçuklu ilçemizde sinir krizi geçiren bir hasta ile ilgili olarak 112 Sağlık ekiplerinin yardım talebi üzerine olay yerine ivedilikle polis ekiplerimiz sevk edilmiştir.

29 yaşındaki E. K. adlı şahıs kontrol altına alınmaya çalışılırken…

— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) October 13, 2024

News Source: 12punto