The alarm came in at 18.18.
– We received an alarm about gunfire in the center of Malmö, near Möllevångstorget. When we got there, we found a man with injuries that we suspect are gunshot wounds, says Fredrik Bratt, press spokesperson at police region South.
The man was first treated by the police patrol and has now been taken to hospital in an ambulance.
– He was awake and talking when he was taken to hospital in an ambulance, says Fredrik Bratt.
At 10 p.m., Region Skåne writes on its website that the man has serious injuries.
Boy caught
Witnesses said that the perpetrator had left the scene on foot.
– Shortly after, a boy under the age of 15 was arrested on suspicion of the shooting, says Fredrik Bratt.
The site has been blocked off.
– There are a lot of people moving around here, says Fredrik Bratt.
At 01:00 last night, a 25-year-old man was shot and wounded in an apartment in Malmö, and a couple of hours earlier a 55-year-old man was shot dead in a villa in central Skurup.
The police are investigating whether the events are related.