Shooting in Västerås – the police are investigating attempted murder

The alarm to the police came at 01:04 from people who heard explosions in Vetterstorp in western Västerås.

– We have started a preliminary investigation regarding attempted murder and serious weapons crime, says Tobias Ahlén-Svalbro, press spokesperson at Region Mitt.

Several patrols were sent to the scene and the police interviewed witnesses and knocked on doors. A site at Karlavagnsgatan was blocked off for a technical examination. The cordon was lifted in the morning.

Police are appealing for tips

Have you found empty casings?

– At the moment, I do not want to go into what findings we have made.

There is currently no information that anyone was injured in connection with the shooting, according to the police.

– We have done some witness interviews and we are in the process of compiling that information. We are interested in more witness information, so if you have seen or heard something, please contact us on 114 14.

On Sunday morning, no one was detained.

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