A mother in her 60s has been shot dead in Uppsala.
The grief among her friends is now great.
– I remember her as an incredibly happy person. I was very shocked and sad when I received the death notice, says a friend of the woman’s family.
At 01:00 on the night of Thursday, the police were alerted to a suspected case of illness in Gränby in Uppsala.
When the police arrived at the scene, a woman in her 60s was found shot. According to Aftonbladet’s information, she had been hit by a shot.
According to information, she was the mother of a high-ranking member of the criminal network Foxtrot, and it is suspected that she was the target of the shooting.
A family friend says she was shocked when she received the news that the woman had been shot dead.
– When I read the news this morning and saw that a woman had been shot dead, my first thought was that it must be a criminal. It’s also terrible of course, but it’s more common for it to happen. But when I was on my way home from work, I got a call that it was her. I had a hard time taking it in, says the friend.
“Don’t want her to become just a number in the statistics”
She describes the woman as a very warm and family-loving person who spent a lot of her time on her children.
– I remember her as an incredibly happy person. It’s the first thing that comes to mind when I think of her. She also took good care of herself. Even though she was having a hard time, she was always in a good mood, she was always well dressed, she always smelled good. It’s superficial stuff, but that’s how I always saw her. She spread positive energy around her, says the friend.
Furthermore, she says that the grief is great among the woman’s friends and relatives.
– It is a mother who has been shot dead. I didn’t think criminals preyed on relatives like this. It’s really shocking and sad, says the friend.
– I don’t want her to become just a number in the statistics. She was a very nice person who was liked by many, the friend continues.
The police fear that the situation is escalating
The police now fear that the night’s fatal shooting could lead to more serious acts of violence.
– There is an extremely serious situation in the region now because of this tragic event. Now we are looking at possible revenge motives and working to try to stop new shootings, says Jale Poljarevius, regional intelligence manager in police region Mitt.
During the afternoon, two people were detained. The police are now investigating whether the people are connected to the night’s incident.