It was on Tuesday that a man was found with gunshot wounds in a taxi outside Ikea on Furuset in Oslo. He was seriously injured and was taken to hospital. At the Furuset church, where the shooting took place, a group of children and some employees of a kindergarten nearby witnessed the incident. After the shooting, the injured person was taken to Ikea in a taxi. news has spoken to one of the neighbors in the area. He does not want to be named, but says he quickly realized that something serious had happened. – I went out of the house, then I heard three to four shots. I thought there were some fireworks, but after 5-10 minutes I saw the police coming upstairs, he says. – It is very scary that there is a kindergarten right next door when this happens. This is a residential area. – What is happening is not good. He believes the police must take it seriously when such incidents occur. – What is happening is not good, the police must take it seriously. I was born and raised here, but there are many who feel unsafe. This must be stopped, it is a dangerous game. The shooting has also shaken up local politicians in the district. Børge Ingvaldsen, who is group leader for the Conservative Party in Alna district committee, admits that he gets scared when he receives such news. – It is clear that you are thinking. You are anxious, you go to meetings in the area and you think about it, he tells news. The police are investigating the area outside Furuset church. Photo: Andre Børke / news – It will be noticed At the press conference on Tuesday afternoon, the police stated that there is probably a relationship between the victim and the perpetrator. According to what news has been informed, there is also a police theory that the shooting is due to a conflict between a person and a criminal environment. The police are now asking anyone with information about the case to get in touch. – I think people get anxious, even though the police calm it down and say that we shouldn’t be anxious. But when you get it so close to the local area, I think people are probably anxious, I think so, says Ingvaldsen. Sahra Jaber (Ap) is the leader of the Alna upbringing and culture committee. She confirms that the local community is concerned about the development in the district. – It is noticed, and it causes concern. It does, yes. but the police are very active and a lot of preventive work is done, she says. – What do you personally think about what is happening? – Of course I am worried about the development, I am. It would have been completely wrong to say otherwise. Armed police outside Furuset church earlier Tuesday. Photo: Runar Henriksen Jørstad / news – Don’t belong in this neighborhood Vidar Solberg, who is group leader for the Progressive Party, says that many people feel insecure and unsafe. – It is an incident that does not belong in this neighbourhood, and we see that many people are scared. And that is a situation we cannot have here in Oslo. There has been quite a lot of shooting in Alna, Trosterud and Haugerud in the past year. And we have to see to it that it is cleaned up so that it will be safe for the people who live here, he says. – What does an event like this mean for the district? – There are probably a number of criminal gangs that are in the process of establishing themselves in the area, or have established themselves, and it is something that the police have finally come to grips with. As I said, this means that many people feel unsafe walking around here in the area. – What would you say to people who are afraid? – I guess we can do nothing but trust that the police are now doing what they are supposed to and increasing patrols and the like. Then we can only hope that they manage to take the elements that create insecurity in the area. There is probably not much more we as the public can do, he comments. Sahra Jaber and Børge Ingvaldsen are also concerned that this is the police’s job. – But they can’t go around 24 hours a day and make sure that something doesn’t happen around every corner, says Ingvaldsen.
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