Stockholm: 15 years shot dead
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A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed while three others were injured in a shootout in Farsta south of Stockholm on Saturday night.
Just after 18:00 on Saturday, emergency services went to the subway station in Farsta following reports of shots fired.
based on SVT A 15-year-old boy died following the shooting, and three other people have also been sent to hospital with gunshot wounds. The extent of their injuries is unknown.
According to the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, the three people injured were a 15-year-old boy, a 45-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman.
Two people have been arrested following a car chase at E4.
Two of the injured were found outside a subway station, one outside a church and one in Larsbodavägen, said police spokesman Towe Hägg.
Police said the motive for the shooting was not clear to them.
They are now examining images from surveillance cameras in the area. An investigation into the murder and attempted murder has been launched, they said.
After the shooting, several areas of Farsta were closed, and the subway does not currently stop at Farsta central station. The goal is to prevent the perpetrator from leaving the area, tell the police.
In total, seven people have been shot in Greater Stockholm in the past 24 hours, apart from four in Farsta, two in Solna and one in Jordbro on Friday night.
(NTB/TV2)
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