At least three people have died on Tuesday in a shooting in the center of the Swedish city of UPPSALA70 kilometers north of Stockholmconfirmed the police of this Nordic country.
“The death of three people has been confirmed in a shooting. As the police are working on the identification of the dead, it wants to highlight that no relative has been informed. Police investigate the facts as homicide“, consists of a statement.
Uppsala police received a notice of “Strong detonations” Near Vaksala square at 17.04 (15.04 GMT) and blocked several adjacent areas.
According to Swedish media, face -to -face witnesses heard Between seven and nine shots And the shooting occurred next to a hair salon.
The authorities have not informed of any detainee, although according to the Tabonbladet A man who fled the place in an electric scooter is sought.
Police have launched a large police operation that includes helicopters. He rail traffic He was interrupted for about an hour, the local newspaper UNT reported.
Sweden has suffered in recent years an increase in mortal shootings due to conflicts between criminal bandswhich have also affected the neighbors Norway and Denmark.
