- He was shot with one shot in the leg, but we know with a fairly high degree of certainty that several shots were fired, says Morten Gunneng, officer on duty at the police.
A police operation has been underway since 18.30 in central Lerum.
Task force, dog patrol, police helicopter and several radio cars moved out.
- We received several calls from callers who told us about shooting and quite a lot of activity, with people running back and forth and shouting and shots being fired, says Morten Gunneng.
Known to the police from before
The shot man, who was taken by ambulance to hospital, is known to the police.
The incident is classified as attempted murder and aggravated weapons offences.
An area has been cordoned off for technical examination.
No suspected perpetrator has been arrested.