The National Commissioner of Police’s special unit was called to the Hagkaup supermarket at Eiðistorg in Seltjarnarnes on Thursday afternoon. The unit was responding to an incident involving a man who was reportedly carrying a knife.
RÚV reported, citing newsroom sources, that the man, who is in his 40s, did not comply with instructions to put the knife down and was not subdued by pepper spray. Police then used a conducted-energy device, commonly known as a Taser, and took him into custody.
Special Unit Responded to Reports of a Supermarket Incident
- The National Commissioner’s special unit was called to Hagkaup at Eiðistorg on Thursday afternoon.
- RÚV reports that police used pepper spray before deploying a Taser when the man did not put down the knife.
- The man was subdued and taken to a police vehicle; the detailed sequence is based on RÚV’s newsroom sources rather than a public police statement.
A Recent Addition to Equipment
The incident comes after a relatively recent change in Icelandic policing. Iceland Review covered the earlier debate over equipping officers with Tasers and later reported the first deployment of a Taser by Icelandic police.
RÚV’s account says the special unit was called to assist local police at the supermarket. The report says officers first attempted to use pepper spray before deploying the Taser.
No motive for the incident was established in the reports reviewed by Iceland Review. The man was taken into police custody, and any criminal allegations remain subject to investigation.
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