Kongsberg attack

Police were first notified of a person walking around Kongsberg with a bow and arrows in a quiver on his shoulder at 18:12 CEST. At least one non-fatal injury was attributed to an arrow shot into a man's back. Pictures have been published of arrows lodged in walls at the scene. The perpetrator left the store and continued his attacks in the street and at a residential area. As the attack continued, police cordoned off several parts of Kongsberg. A warning shot was fired at the time of the arrest, according to the police chief. By the time of the arrest, the attack had spurred a large emergency response including 22 heavily armed police patrols, more than ten ambulances, and two helicopters. == Victims ==

Five people were killed in the attack, and three others were injured. The five killed were four women and one man; and the fifth was 52-year-old German musician and writer Andrea Haugen. They were killed in either their own homes or in public spaces. one of them was an off-duty police officer. The investigation indicated that the victims were all attacked in different locations. == Investigation ==

The suspect was taken to a police station in Drammen, where his defence lawyer said he was questioned for more than three hours, was co-operating with authorities, Police then moved the suspect to the custody of health services on 14 October pending a psychiatric evaluation. He was charged for the murders of five people and for injuring several others. The Norwegian Police Security Service launched a terrorism investigation, but officers were focusing on a broad range of motives. In light of the suspect's Danish citizenship, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Danish authorities would work with Norway on the investigation. A total of 140 witnesses were questioned in relation to the attack. == Perpetrator ==

The perpetrator is Danish citizen Espen Andersen Bråthen (born 1983). He was born in Norway to a Norwegian father and a Danish mother and had lived his entire life in Norway. Bråthen was living in Kongsberg at the time of the attack. He had several prior criminal convictions for break-ins, cannabis possession, and death threats against family members. The imam of Kongsberg's mosque reported that Bråthen told him he had a "revelation" without adding anything more. The imam said he did not appear dangerous. Police were first made aware of him in 2015 and had last been in contact with Bråthen in 2020; they had been concerned about his possible extremist views. In 2017, a childhood friend reported Bråthen to police after he posted two videos online, in which he said he was a Muslim and came with a warning. The friend believed that he was posing a threat. After investigating the videos and interrogating Bråthen about them, police determined the statements made in them did not involve any criminal threats. In 2018, police notified health services about him, but they determined that he was unlikely to commit a terrorist attack. == Aftermath ==

Norwegian police officers, who are usually unarmed, were ordered to temporarily carry firearms nationwide after the attack. However, there was no change to the national threat level in the country. == Trial ==

The trial started on 18 May 2022 in Hokksund district court. Bråthen was charged with the murder of five people and attempted murder of 11 more. The forensic psychiatrists Harald Brauer, Helge Haugerud, and Knut-Petter Langlo had examined Espen Andersen Bråthen. Their report diagnosed Bråthen with a mental illness, and claims he was psychotic at the time of the attack and during observation, rendering Bråthen not criminally responsible. On 24 June 2022, Bråthen was convicted in the attack but the court found that he was unfit for punishment under Norwegian law due to chronic paranoid schizophrenia and was therefore ordered to compulsory mental health care. This was the result that both the prosecution and the defense had requested. == Notes ==