Several police patrols are on the scene in a residential area in Salem after a young man was shot, according to information to TV4 Nyheterna. The police were called just before 8.30 p.m.
– The person was taken by ambulance helicopter to hospital, says Nadya Norton, press spokesperson in the Stockholm police region.
The police are searching in a wooded area
According to information, the shooting must have occurred in a wooded area behind the houses and the police are there searching with flashlights. A woman says she heard three shots.
A preliminary investigation into attempted murder and serious weapons crime has been launched. One person has been arrested after the shooting, according to information from TV4 Nyheterna.
– Whether or not someone has been arrested, we do not comment at the moment, says Nadya Norton.
Playground cordoned off
The police have cordoned off a residential area and a nearby playground. They are now working with trace protection to gather information about exactly what happened.
– Until recently, a police helicopter circled over the area. About twenty police officers are currently having a meeting at the roadblocks, says TV4 Nyheternas’ reporter on the spot.
Otherwise, the atmosphere at the place is described as calm.
– Some young people have gathered at the cordons, but otherwise there are few people out in the residential area. In some of the houses, residents are standing and watching the police from their windows.
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