At 10:36 p.m., the police were called to a villa in Åkersberga, north of Stockholm, after receiving information that a man had been shot.
When the police arrived at the scene, they found a man in his 60s with a gunshot wound.
The man has been taken to hospital by ambulance helicopter. His injuries are considered serious.
A preliminary investigation into attempted murder and serious weapons crime has been initiated. One or more perpetrators are wanted.
The police have cordoned off the area around the villa and are carrying out intelligence work.
– That’s why I don’t want to go into details at the moment, says police spokesperson Per Fahlström.