Updated 00.36 | Published 2023-12-25 21.42
A man in his 30s has been shot inside the Pitchers pub in Västerås.
He is being treated for life-threatening injuries.
Later in the evening there was an alarm about another shooting, at Erikslund.
Police received a number of calls about the shooting at the Pitchers pub shortly after 9pm on Christmas Day evening.
They were later able to confirm that a person had been shot inside the pub.
– I have no information about the state of the injuries, but the person was taken to hospital quite quickly, says police spokesperson Magnus Jansson Klarin.
Late in the evening, Region Västmanland announced that a man between the ages of 25 and 34 is being treated for life-threatening injuries.
According to VLT are both police and guards on site outside the emergency room at Västerås hospital where the man is being treated.
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Large parts of the square have been cordoned off.
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No one else is said to have been injured. The square where Pitchers and several other pubs are located has been cordoned off.
A large hunt is underway for the perpetrators. The police check cars on the E18, search with dog patrols and drones.
At 11:30 p.m., no one had yet been arrested.
“Be a bit chaotic”
According to information to Västerås Newspaper there were between 25-30 people in the room when the shooting took place.
– Initially, it was a bit chaotic. It’s a typical night out, it’s Christmas Day and lots of people on the move. Now most people know that something has happened. There is a lot of work going on. says Magnus Jansson Klarin to Aftonbladet.
– There are quite a few people who have witnessed parts of this.
The police are questioning a large number of people.
The witnesses speak up VLT auntil they heard five shots fired inside the pub. Guests are said to have thrown themselves on the floor in panic and others are said to have tried to escape into the street.
In connection with the incident, the police have opened a preliminary investigation into attempted murder and serious weapons offences.
Another shooting an hour later
Just over an hour later, there was an alarm about another shooting in Västerås, this time at Erikslund. No injured person has been found, but information from the scene means that the police assume that shots were fired.
They cannot yet say if there is any connection between the events.