During the afternoon yesterday, the man is said to have thrown stones that smashed windows and made an attack with a knife on a person.
The incident occurred in the area Gökhöjden in Vålberg in Karlstad municipality.
When the police arrived at the scene, the man walked towards them with a knife in his hand.
The police stopped the man by shooting him in the leg.
- The man is still in hospital.
We have not conducted any interrogations with him yet, says Stefan Wickberg.
The initial criminal classification "attempted aggravated assault on an official" has been changed to "attempted aggravated assault by an official".