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Man with airsoft weapon and grenade asks police officer to shoot him in Alba Iulia
A 43-year-old man entered the access-control area of the Alba Iulia Municipal Police headquarters on Saturday evening, 24 October 2026, and asked an on-duty officer to shoot him. Police restrained him inside the building, no one was injured, and a prosecutor ordered him held for 24 hours.
What happened
On Saturday evening, 24 October 2026, a 43-year-old man from Alba Iulia went through the access-control area of the Alba Iulia Municipal Police headquarters carrying an airsoft weapon and an airsoft grenade, according to the Alba County police inspectorate (IPJ Alba). He pointed both items at the on-duty officer and asked him to shoot. Police officers inside the building immobilised and handcuffed the man, and fighters from the Service for Special Actions (SAS) arrived at the scene afterward. IPJ Alba said the officer was not injured and that no one else was hurt in the incident.
| Evening, 24 October 2026 | Man enters the access-control area with an airsoft weapon and grenade and asks an officer to shoot him |
|---|---|
| Immediately after | Police immobilise and handcuff the man inside the headquarters |
| Following the restraint | SAS special operations fighters arrive at the scene |
| Overnight into 25 October | Prosecutor orders the man held for 24 hours |
Police search and detention
A body search by officers turned up a pocket knife, police said. The prosecutor's office attached to the Alba Iulia Court then ordered the man held for 24 hours, a measure taken overnight into 25 October. He is being investigated for ultraj and for possessing or using dangerous objects without authorisation. Police in Alba Iulia described the restraint and the arrival of the SAS fighters in their own statement.
The man was immobilised and handcuffed by police officers inside the headquarters of the Alba Iulia Municipal Police.
Weapons and early reports
In the first reports, the weapon was described as a Kalashnikov and the grenade as a flash-bang, according to Ziare.com. Later checks on the airsoft equipment established that both items were airsoft replicas used in airsoft games. Ziare.com also reported that the officers reacted quickly, which helped prevent the situation from escalating.
Motive and open questions
Stirile ProTV reported that the act appears to have followed problems within the man's family, a detail that comes from media reporting rather than from the police statements. Libertatea reported that the prosecutor handling the case is looking into the man's mental state, his motive and the exact circumstances of the incident. Police have not publicly confirmed a cause, and the investigation is still open.
Sources
- Incident grav la sediul poliției din Alba Iulia. Un bărbat cu o pușcă și o grenadă de tip airsoft a cerut să fie ... împușcat - Știrile ProTV
Stirile ProTV · Oct 25 - Un bărbat a intrat în Poliția Alba Iulia cu o armă și o grenadă și i-a cerut unui polițist să îl împuște. Au intervenit luptătorii SAS - HotNews.ro
HotNews.ro · Oct 25 - Un bărbat înarmat cu o pușcă și o grenadă de airsoft a amenințat un polițist din Alba și i-a cerut să-l împuște
Libertatea · Oct 24 - Panică la IPJ Alba Iulia. Un bărbat înarmat cu o pușcă și o grenadă a intrat peste ofițerul de serviciu. Ce a cerut l-a surprins și pe polițist
Ziare.com · Oct 24 - Un bărbat a intrat în sediul Poliției din Alba Iulia cu o armă airsoft și o grenadă de joc. Cerința care l-a uimit pe un polițist
Mediafax.ro · Oct 24