Man killed by police during forced eviction

A man in Ostrava’s Hrabůvka district was killed by the police on Wednesday morning during a forced eviction, the deputy of regional police chief, Radim Witta, told the Czech News Agency. The police shot the man, allegedly a former police officer, after he had fired at the bailiff and a woman assisting at the eviction. It is not yet clear how seriously they were injured.

Author: Ruth Fraňková