Two men died after being shot in different places during Wednesday evening and night. The first shooting took place at the Mälarhöjden sports ground south of Stockholm. An 18-year-old man died there. According to information to SVT Nyheter, the crime is connected to the Foxtrot network.
Later in the night, another man was shot dead in Jordbro in southern Stockholm. And early Thursday morning, a 25-year-old woman died after an explosion in Storvreta outside Uppsala. At one of the addresses in the residential area affected by the explosion, a person is written who has connections to the Foxtrot network.
It was a deadly night and the two fatal shootings also mean that September 2023 is the deadliest month in Sweden for at least seven years. Eleven people have been shot to death and it is the highest number since 2016 when the police started keeping statistics on the number of people killed in shootings.
The police: We are doing everything we can
Magnus Jansson Klarin is a press spokesperson at police region Mitt, which is responsible for Uppsala, among other things. He says the police are working feverishly to investigate and prevent new acts of violence.
– It’s not a fun morning to wake up to. From the police’s side, it is important to continue and do everything we can to prevent events like this with very disastrous consequences.
Many of the acts of violence are said to be aimed at relatives in criminal networks. It is impossible to keep track of everyone, says Magnus Jansson Klarin.
– There are a lot of relatives. We know that some people have left and gone to safety at new addresses. In Uppsala, we have set up a special event where we have the opportunity to move resources, but it is a very strained situation, he says.