Man Armed with Knife Who Attacked Passersby Detained in Chernihiv

Late at night on Martyn Nebaba Street, TOR patrol officers detained a 60-year-old man who, according to witnesses, had been lunging at people with a knife.

Source: @chernihivpatrolpolice

At around 11 p.m. yesterday, while patrolling Martyn Nebaba Street, a TOR patrol crew was approached by concerned citizens. They reported that a man armed with a knife was attacking people in the middle of the street. After obtaining a description of the suspect, the officers began searching the surrounding area. Within minutes, they spotted a man matching the witnesses' description. Upon seeing the police, the man threw an object resembling a knife to the ground and attempted to flee. The patrol officers quickly apprehended him. The detained individual turned out to be a 60-year-old local resident. An investigative and operational team was dispatched to the scene. All circumstances of the incident are currently being established, and a suspicion of hooliganism is being investigated.