Swedish cops apprehended a 16-year-old on suspicion of murder following a shooting in which 3 individuals were eliminated.
The shooting happened at a beauty parlor, called “Shalom” situated near Vaksala Square in the centre of the city of Uppsala. The victims have actually not yet been openly determined, however it has actually been verified that they were in between the ages of 15 and 20 years-old.
The suspect was apprehended on Tuesday and is among numerous individuals being questioned as part of the examination, cops informed press reporters at an interview on Wednesday.
Erik Akerlund, Chief of the Uppsala District, stated that cops touched with individuals thought to be associated with the victims.
Authorities think there is no connection in between the shooting and the beauty parlor itself.
Swedish state district attorney Andreas Nyberg, who is leading the examination, verified in a news release to DN that “extensive investigative work is underway.”
” We are now collecting info, and the cops are performing door-to-door questions and speaking with witnesses. In addition, smart phones and other product that have actually been taken are being evaluated,” the declaration stated.
The force stated they had actually cordoned off a big location in the city, which is near the nation’s capital, Stockholm, which they had no info about the occurrence being a fear or hate criminal offense at this moment.
Witnesses informed DN they heard in between 8 and 10 loud bangs before identifying an individual with their hoodie up and a face mask leaving the scene on an electrical scooter.
” We know that an individual left the scene on an electrical scooter,” an authorities representative informed Reuters. “Whether this individual is a wrongdoer or a witness, or somebody who has some connection to the occurrence, it is uncertain at this time.”
The intention of the shooting was uncertain since yet, with cops examining it as a murder.
Electric scooters have actually been utilized numerous times as a mode of escape after gang dispute shootings in Sweden. Uppsala, some 40 minutes north of the capital, Stockholm, by automobile, has actually seen numerous gang-related shootings in the previous years, however normally outside the city centre.
Swedish justice minister Gunnar Strommer stated the justice ministry remained in close contact with the cops which it was carefully keeping track of advancements in the event.
“A harsh act of violence has actually happened in main Uppsala … This is at the exact same time as the entire of Uppsala has actually started Walpurgis Night. What has actually taken place is very major,” Mr Strommer stated in a declaration.
“Whatever occurred so quickly. It simply went bang, bang, bang,” an eyewitness informed Swedish channel TV4.
Authorities stated the occurrence was thought to be “a separated occasion” and not connected to the comprehensive Walpurgis night events anticipated in Uppsala on Wednesday.
The conventional celebration marking the arrival of spring is a significant public occasion and draws big crowds to the city’s streets, with a variety of activities placed on in event.
Around 100,000 individuals are anticipated to take a trip to the city for the events.