Sweden has struggled to rein in shootings and bombings in recent years, as gangs settle scores fuelled by the drug trade. Read more at straitstimes.com.
STOCKHOLM – A 15-year-old boy was killed and three other people were injured in a shooting in Stockholm on Saturday, police said, adding that a motive has yet to be established.
The police received reports of the shooting near a square in southern Stockholm in the early evening, and found two people with gunshot wounds.The teenager succumbed to his wounds while the others were taken to hospital.Another 15-year-old boy was injured, as were a man and a woman aged between 45 and 65.
The police added that two men were arrested following a car chase south of Stockholm just under an hour after the shooting.On Friday, another three people were injured in two separate shootings in the wider Stockholm area. Sweden has struggled to rein in a surge of shootings and bombings in recent years, as gangs settle scores fuelled by the narcotics trade.
The country registered 391 shootings in 2022, 62 of them fatal, up from 45 in the previous year, according to police data. AFP
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