The man was shot while he was cycling with his 12-year-old son. So far, no one has been arrested.
The 39-year-old shakes Sweden Michael’s a brutal and senseless killing in Stockholm’s southern district of Skärholmen.
Mikael was cycling with his 12-year-old son to the swimming hall when he was shot by a gang youth in the underpass on Wednesday evening at 18:15.
The gang youths who were there first shouted something inappropriate at the duo. Mikael returned to speak to the shouters. Then the gang member brutally shot Mikael in front of his son.
After the shooting, the boy called 911.
The culprit has not been caught
A major police operation is underway in Sweden to catch the shooter, but so far no one has been arrested.
However, according to the police, the investigation has progressed. The police have a relatively good idea of who they are looking for, said the deputy police chief of southern Stockholm Max Åkerwall for Swedish radio early evening on Friday.
According to eyewitnesses, several young people left the crime scene on so-called fat bikes with wide tires. The investigation is in an intensive phase and the police are asking for more observations from eyewitnesses.
Swedish television according to SVT the police have fairly good quality surveillance camera footage from the crime scene or its vicinity. There are several surveillance cameras in the area.
The police continue to go through the footage, technical investigation, interrogations and collecting clues.
SVT’s crime reporter Diamant Salihun according to the Skärholmen area, there is currently a dispute between two criminal networks.
According to Salihu, even criminals have described the situation in the area as unbearable. The police have increased their presence in Skärholmen.
The victim dared to intervene in the problems
According to Swedish media, Mikael was shot because he dared to talk to gang members.
The man had been worried about the increase in gang crime in Skärholmen. He had also been in contact with the police about it, says Aftonbladet.
The victim’s sister says Sweden for the TV4 channel, that his brother used to intervene in the injustices he observed. According to Sisko, Mikael approached the wrong people and probably did not imagine that they were dangerous.
Sisko complains why Mikael had to come back to scold the boys. Why didn’t he just keep going. The sister cannot comprehend the brutality of the shooter.
– Couldn’t they have shot themselves in the leg? Who shoots a person in the face like this?
According to the Swedish media, the victim had no criminal record and no connections to gang crime.
In front of the flowers at the place of death, there is a note that reads “we will always remember you and carry your courage and example with us”.
Criminologist: Shooting can reduce civic courage
However, Skärholmen’s murder may further increase fear and people’s reluctance to address the problems they see. This is the opinion of the professor of criminology Felipe Estrada Dörner for SVT.
According to Estrada Dörner, the danger is that the civic courage of ordinary adults to intervene and talk about problems decreases.
The professor reminds that it was not a clash between criminal gangs, but this time it was an adult bystander who intervened in the situation who was killed.
Murder increases the insecurity experienced by the residents of Skärholmen.
– What happened leads to even greater uncertainty in dealing with disturbances in residential areas, Estrada Dörner tells SVT.
The professor emphasizes that this is also why it is especially important that the perpetrators are caught quickly.
Dissatisfaction with politicians is growing
Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson visited the scene of the shooting last night. Also the leader of the opposition Magdalena Andersson visited the place.
Swedes are disappointed with the politicians because the rampant gang violence in the country has not been brought under control.
According to Aftonbladet, the sister of Mikael, who was the victim of the shooting, told Andersson that he only appeared for the cameras and did not intervene in the problems. Four years ago, a 12-year-old child was shot in the area.
Langon of the victim of Elias according to which the politicians talked until the election. Elias demands According to Dagens Nyheter tough actions from politicians.
– Bring the army and the police to the streets and take the guns away from the young people. There is only talk here and there, but nothing is done. The situation is only getting worse.