Two men resist police in Akmenė; officer uses firearm

A convicted man and another man resisted police during a check in Akmenė district, injuring an officer with a knife. Another officer used a firearm and wounded the convicted man, LRT reported, citing the Police Department.

The incident happened at about 11:54 p.m. Monday in an apartment in Naujoji Akmenė. Both the injured officer and the convicted man, born in 1988, were taken to hospital with minor injuries. The other man, born in 1970, was detained.

Police Department representative Ramūnas Matonis said the check was part of a probation programme, but no Probation Service employees took part. A pre-trial investigation into resisting police has been opened.