A man has been shot in Marieberg on Kungsholmen in central Stockholm, the police announce. The alarm about the shooting came around twenty past ten on Monday evening. The injured person has been taken to hospital by ambulance.
– We have an extensive effort there right now and are talking to witnesses, among other things, we are trying to create a picture of what has happened. We don’t know anything about his injuries, but he was alive when he was taken to hospital. We have not been able to hear him, says Mats Eriksson, spokesperson for the Stockholm police.
– We do not know how many shots were fired. We have most everything in place now: helicopter, dog patrols and looking for the perpetrator or perpetrators.
Update: One person has been arrested, the crime classification is attempted murder.