Died in the middle of the rescue • “Feels sad for parents who lost their child”
Hallstahammar resident Sami Nikula heard the shots and found the shot man on the road.
He threw himself out of the car to perform CPR, but his life could not be saved.
– He didn’t say anything, we just had eye contact. It feels heavy today, says Sami Nikula to TV4 Nyheterna.
A 25-year-old man was shot to death outside a pizzeria in Hallstahammar on Thursday evening. One person has been arrested.
At the time of the shooting, Hallstahammar resident Sami Nikula was in the center with his family. It was when they were on their way home that they heard several shots, and soon after they saw a man lying on the ground.
– I stopped the car, jumped out and ran up to the guy. He was still alive. I shouted to my daughter to call an ambulance while I was doing CPR, says Sami Nikula to TV4 Nyheterna.
– He said nothing. He was not very approachable. We only had eye contact.
“He died in the middle of the rescue”
Sami asked his children to stay in the car. He had contact with the man for three to four minutes before he lost consciousness. Sami continued until the ambulance arrived.
– I pulled his jacket off, and then I saw the gunshot wounds and understood that it was over. He died in the middle of the rescue, says Sami Nikula.
Sami never felt afraid for his own life.
– It is a matter of course for me to help others in need. I expect everyone would have done the same. Right then and there, all I cared about was trying to save him and keep him alive until the ambulance arrived. That was the only thing on my mind at the time. But soon after that, I only felt sadness that some parents lost their child.
“Today is heavy”
After the incident, he hasn’t had much sleep. Instead, he has been awake and reflective.
– It was a young man who lost his life. I feel great sadness for that, he had his whole life ahead of him and ended up in the gutter here.
Today he has returned to the scene.
– I wanted to honor his memory by laying flowers on the spot. I hope the parents can take this in a good way.
– It is heavy today. But it is manageable.