More people have already died in shootings in Sweden this year than in the whole of last year.
Two one person was injured on Thursday evening in the town of Södertälje in Sweden. The Swedish newspaper reported on the matter, among others Aftonbladet and the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation SVT.
One of the injured was taken to the hospital by helicopter. There is currently no more detailed information on the condition of the victims. According to information obtained by Aftonbladet, a machine gun was used in the shooting.
Swedish police have cordoned off the scene and launched a search to find the culprits. A helicopter and a police dog are involved in the search. According to information from Aftonbladet, there are four suspected perpetrators, and they are believed to have fled on mopeds.
Swedes according to the media, this is already the fifth shooting in Södertälje within two weeks. A total of four shootings took place in the city last week, killing two people and injuring two others.
According to Aftonbladet, the first of the fatal shootings occurred on September 30, when a 19-year-old man was shot in a park next to a local preschool. On Saturday, October 1, a man in his 40s died. His body was found next to the school building.
in Sweden during this year, more people have already died in shootings than all of last year. Gang crime and related violence was a key theme in the parliamentary elections held in September.
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