The Swedish police announced on Tuesday about the incident that took place in the city Uppsalanorth of Stockholm. The services were notified by the local community, which they worried The sounds of arms shots coming from the city center.
After going to the place, she was found “Several people with injuries to shoot.” Policemen separated a large area and carried out a number of investigation.
Sweden. Shooting in Uppsala. They are killed
According to information provided SVT Uppsala, several people are dead, while The perpetrator escaped from the crime scene on an electric scooter.
– We received a few alarms that bangs were heard in the area. That's all that we can say at the moment – Magnus Klarin, a police spokesman, said initially.
The local hospital also refused information about the victims. Later, the police confirmed that Three people are dead.
A police helicopter is to participate in the activities of the services. “Aftonbladet” reports that the shooting took place in zhairdresser nearby Placu Vaksala.
One of the residents of Uppsala reported in an interview with the media that he had heard five shots and saw “people running in different directions” who tried to hide. The traffic movement of ZI to Uppsala has been suspended.
Sweden fights violence with weapons
In February at a school for adults in Orebro There was a shooting, which according to many was the worst in the history of the country. 11 people were killed then, including the perpetrator, and 12 more were injured.
Sweden takes the 11th place in Europe in terms of murder using firearms, and according to data from 2023, it also has the highest violence rate using such a weapon per capita among all countries of the Old Continent.