Latest news Three dead after shooting in Sweden
Three people have been killed by gunfire in the center of the Swedish university city of Uppsala. This was announced by the police in the city north of Stockholm. The background to the incident initially remained unclear in the evening. The victims had not yet been identified at the time. The police launched a murder investigation.
29.04.2025, 19:54
SDA
Officers cordoned off a large area. Several emergency calls were received. According to Swedish radio, rail traffic was temporarily suspended in the evening. According to reports, a masked man fled on an e-scooter after the crime. No one has been arrested so far.
Sweden has a problem with gang crime
Sweden has been struggling for years with criminal gangs that are repeatedly responsible for fatal shootings and deliberate explosions. A whole range of different gang conflicts are about power in the local drug business, intimidation and extortion of companies and private individuals.
The gangs often recruit underage teenagers for their crimes. According to earlier police estimates, more than 60,000 people in the Scandinavian country with a population of eleven million are said to have links to criminal gangs.
Just last year, two young men in Uppsala were convicted of murdering the mother of a high-ranking gang member in connection with the rampant gang crime.
