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LThus Swedish authorities have arrested a 16 -year -old teenager as the alleged author of the shooting who ended the life of three young people in the city of Uppsalalocated about 70 kilometers north of Stockholm. The event, which occurred on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 29, has shocked this university town and has revealed the serious problem of violence between bands that plagues the Nordic country.
As confirmed by the Swedish Prosecutor’s Office in an official statement issued on Wednesday, “a 16 -year -old is detained as a suspect from the murder of three people who were shot on Tuesday in Uppsala.” The victims, with ages between 15 and 20, were in a hairdresser located in the vicinity of the Vaksala Square, in the heart of the city, when they were shot dead.
Large -scale police operation
«There are ongoing research works. We are collecting information and the police carry out door to door and interviews with witnesses, ”said the prosecutor Andreas Nybergresponsible for the investigations. For his part, the Chief of the Uppsala Police, Erik AkerlundHe has confirmed that “extensive large -scale operation” has been deployed and has pointed out that agents “analyze whether there is a connection with the environment of criminal gangs,” although he has clarified that “it is too early to confirm or rule out said connection.”
Face -to -face witnesses reported having heard between seven and nine shots in the area. After the attack, according to information published by the Swedish Tabloid Aftonbladetthe suspect would have fled the place in an electric scooter, which triggered a large police operation that included the deployment of helicopters and the temporary interruption of rail traffic.
Prosecutor Nyberg has subsequently revealed to Swedish public television SVT that the analysis of the crime scene “indicates that the three people were objective,” which reinforces the hypothesis of a premeditated attack. In addition, according to the same medium, one of the deceased would have previously been involved in an investigation into an attack on the leader of a band identified as Ismail Abdowhich could link this shooting with account adjustments between criminal groups.
-A growing problem in Sweden
The incident occurs in a context of growing concern for armed violence in Sweden, a country that has experienced an alarming increase in mortal shootings in the last decade, mainly related to disputes between criminal gangs. According to official data, Sweden registered 2.5 times more deaths from firearms than the European Union average for 2023.
So far from 2025, there are already 25 people who have shot dead in this country of 10.5 million inhabitants. An especially worrying fact is that many of these attacks have been perpetrated by minors linked to criminal gangs, who take advantage of the Swedish legal system, where sentences are considerably milder for children under 18.
Despite the seriousness of the event, the police spokeswoman ASA Larson He wanted to reassure the population for the celebrations of the Walpurgis night, a traditional holiday in which families and students meet around bonfires to celebrate the arrival of spring. “It is an isolated incident and there is no danger to the population,” he said.
This shooting in Uppsala occurs just two months after Sweden lived the deadliest mass shooting in its history, when in February a 35 -year -old man opened fire in an adult education center in the city of Orebro, causing the death of ten people. After that event, the right -wing government of the Nordic country announced its intention to harden weapons laws.
Violence related to criminal gangs not only affects Sweden, but also extended to neighboring countries such as Norway and Denmark, generating growing concern throughout the Scandinavian region for the increase in organized crime and access to firearms.
