Child hit by shrapnel during shooting

Child hit by shrapnel during shooting

Updated 12.37 | Published 12.34

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full screen A child has been hit by shards of glass during a shooting. Archive image. Photo: Tim Aro/TT

A child was hit by shards of glass during a shooting in Upplands Väsby last Friday.

– The child did not need to go to hospital, says police spokesperson Ola Österling.

The police were alerted to a suspicious shooting on Friday afternoon. Later in the day, a bullet was found inside a home. According to the police, the bullet had gone through a wall and hit something made of glass, the shards of which then hit the child.

– We don’t know who the bullet was intended for, says Ola Österling.

The shooting is classified as attempted murder and aggravated weapons offences. No suspect has been arrested.

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