Unrest in Tingbjerg: 'The young people are angry that the police have shot in their local area'

For the second night in a row, there has been unrest in the district. According to SSP Copenhagen, several young people are angry about the shooting incident, which is now being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Authority.

Fire in Tingbjerg on the night of Monday, August 3, 2026. (Photo: © Steven Knap, Ritzau Scanpix) 7 minutes ago

Two nights in a row, there have been disturbances in Tingbjerg in Copenhagen.

Here, garbage containers, vehicles, and a building in the district have been set on fire.

This happens after the police fired shots at a passenger car on Saturday and hit a 22-year-old.

"There are many who know the person who was hit" - Riad Tolba, head of secretariat, SSP Copenhagen

- The young people are angry that the police have fired shots in their local area. There are many who know the person who was hit, says Riad Tolba, who is head of the secretariat at SSP Copenhagen.

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Videos of the shooting incident can be seen on social media, among other places, and in many of the comment threads, the use of the service pistol is being discussed.

- There is frustration that a young person has been shot by the police, and then the conversation can always go on about whether it was okay or not. That is not something we take a position on at all. It is in good hands with 'duppen' (the Independent Police Complaints Authority, ed.), says Riad Tolba.

Is it because the young people think the police went too far?

- It's hard to say. We don't get into that. Our purpose is to have a dialogue with the young people. We give them the opportunity to vent, and then we tell them that it is completely unacceptable to cause unrest and arson, says the head of secretariat.

A excavator has today removed the remains from last night's fire in Tingbjerg. Video: Cynthia Sánchez Neerbek.

"So the unrest is probably created because some are angry about what they believe the police have done" - Jacob Hansen, deputy police inspector, Copenhagen Police

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Copenhagen Police cannot comment on the shooting incident, as it is being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Authority.

But the thesis here is also that it triggered the unrest.

- We certainly haven't seen it before that. So the unrest is probably created because some are angry about what they believe the police have done, says Deputy Police Inspector Jacob Hansen.

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