Sweden three dead in 12 hours in gang war Three people died in shootings and explosions in less than 24 hours in Sweden, amid a wave of violence linked to gang warfare that now claims victims almost daily.
According to the police, the first shooting took place in a wealthy suburb south of Stockholm shortly before 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday: a young man was shot dead near a sports field where he was training with children.
A homicide investigation has been opened.
“Innocent people with no connection to organized crime, including several children who attended their training, were forced to once again witness a ruthless shooting in which a man was shot dead,” Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson reacted to the TV4 channel. .
“Crying children in soccer uniforms and very worried parents. My thoughts are with all these children, their mothers and fathers. These reckless killers will not stop shooting themselves and others until we stop them,” he added.
A few hours later another shooting took place in another suburb of Stockholm, in which two people were injured, one of whom died from his injuries, according to police. Three men were arrested.
And during the night of Wednesday to Thursday, an explosion occurred on the outskirts of the university city of Uppsala, resulting in the death of a 25-year-old woman. Five houses were damaged, police added on their website.
An unprecedented wave of violence, linked to a fight between two criminal gangs for control of drug trafficking, is shaking the country, which is struggling to stop these almost daily explosions and shootings.
According to figures from the public television channel SVT, 11 deaths were recorded in shootings and explosions in September, the deadliest month in four years.
The perpetrators of these deadly explosions and shootings are increasingly younger and these attacks have caused several collateral victims in recent weeks.
In 2022, Sweden experienced 391 shootings, 62 of which were fatal.
