The police in Stockholm were notified just before 7pm of a shooting in Fruängen in the south of Stockholm. – At the scene we found a man with gunshot wounds. His life was not worth saving. Relatives have been notified, the police say, according to Aftonbladet. The police inform Aftonbladet that no one has been arrested, but that they are looking for the perpetrator. According to NTB, which quotes TV4, several people have been arrested. The shooting takes place shortly after a teenage boy was shot dead in nearby Västertorp. In just over two weeks, ten people have now been shot and killed in Sweden. Photo: Joakim Reigstad / news Crying children in football clothes At Mälarhöjden’s sports field there is an ice rink, ball courts and running tracks. 70 young people are said to have hidden in a cloakroom during the shooting. – There were both children and young people in training clothes at the scene, another person who was nearby told SVT. A coach says they heard gunshots and everyone started running. – It was quite messy. Many policemen and youth gangs were seen. Parents came by car and wanted to pick up their children who had been at soccer practice. SVT’s reporter at the scene states that both adults and children who were there when it happened are extremely shaken. Wave of violence In just over two weeks, nine people have been shot and killed in Sweden. The police refer to the wave of violence as “exceptional”. It is so far unknown what is the background for Wednesday’s shooting. – There are signs that it may be related to the wave of violence because there have been firearms and it has happened in Stockholm, says Mats Eriksson in the police to Aftonbladet.
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