A 15-year-old has today been requested to be detained on suspicion of attempted murder at a school in Trångsund, the prosecutor’s office announces.
– At the moment, there are extraordinary reasons for detention despite the suspect’s young age, says senior prosecutor Kajsa Lindberg, head of the preliminary investigation.
Last Wednesday at 08:30 a shooting occurred inside a school in Trångsund, south of Stockholm. A high school student was shot and had to be taken to hospital by ambulance and another student was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and weapons offences.
Today, the prosecutor has requested a person be detained on suspicion of attempted murder at a school in Trångsund on Wednesday, the prosecutor’s office announces.
– I have assessed that there are currently exceptional reasons for detention despite the suspect’s young age, says senior prosecutor Kajsa Lindberg, head of the preliminary investigation.
Suspect of attempted murder
The suspect, who is 15 years old, has been requested to be detained on probable cause on suspicion of attempted murder and serious weapons offences. According to information, it must have been a conflict between two people that degenerated.
According to information to TV4 Nyheterna, the shooting took place in the school toilet and the weapon is said to be sharp. The police state that the shooting must have occurred in a restricted area and that no one else must have been in the vicinity of the two students.
The suspect denies the criminal charges.