A gunman has been arrested in Norway after shots were fired inside the busy offices of the Norwegian welfare agency NAV in Bislett, Oslo, on Friday. A man walked in and fired two shots. No one was injured, but the situation was dangerous, and employees were scared.
The man, aged 30, had previously been known to the police. Police operations leader Svein Arild Jørundland at Oslo police told reporters that the man, described as a “client” of the welfare agency, entered the NAV job center’s first floor, pulled out a pistol, and fired twice. The police arrived quickly and “gained control” over the man and his weapon before transporting him to the main police station.
The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration is the current Norwegian public welfare agency, which consists of the state Labour and Welfare Service as well as municipal welfare agencies. The office where the shooting occurred in Oslo’s Bislett/St. Hanshaugen neighbourhood also offers help in finding jobs.
“The employees are upset after this, and both police officers and healthcare workers are there to help them,” Jørundland said, adding that no one was wounded by the shots or otherwise physically injured.
