Police say a homicide investigation has been launched after a lethal taking pictures within the Swedish metropolis of Uppsala.
Not less than three individuals have been killed in a taking pictures within the Swedish metropolis of Uppsala, police say.
In a press release on Tuesday, police stated they’d acquired calls from members of the general public who heard noises that gave the impression of gunshots being fired close to Vaksala Sq. within the centre of the town, about 60km (37 miles) north of the capital Stockholm.
Emergency companies have been on the scene and a homicide investigation has been launched, police added.
Sweden’s public tv station SVT stated the suspect had fled on a scooter.
The circumstances surrounding the taking pictures stay unclear, and there was no instant indication of motive.
Police additionally didn’t present any particulars concerning the alleged perpetrator.
The Nordic nation has suffered from a wave of gang-related violence for greater than a decade that has included an epidemic of gun violence.
A right-wing minority authorities got here to energy in 2022 on a promise to deal with gang-related violence.
In February, 10 individuals have been killed within the metropolis of Orebro in Sweden’s deadliest ever mass taking pictures, which noticed a 35-year-old unemployed loner open hearth on college students and academics at an grownup training centre.
Uppsala is the fourth-largest metropolis in Sweden with a inhabitants of about 230,000 individuals.
