– It is a very serious incident. We currently have limited information, but we are cooperating with the police and working proactively within the municipality, says Samuel Nyström, rescue manager in Jönköping Municipality.
Öxnehaga is a priority area for Jönköping municipality, which runs schools, libraries and a leisure park there. The municipality works actively with young people through social service field workers and personnel from the cultural and leisure administration.
– We support young people and others in the area. It is important to create calm and safety together with the police, says Mazar Alijevski, director of culture and leisure in Jönköping municipality.
The municipal housing company Vätterhem, which manages the rental housing in the area, also takes safety measures.
– Our focus is the tenants and continuing to create security. We make sure that our staff is out in the area during the morning and plan a big meeting later this afternoon, says Raymond Paska, CEO at Vätterhem.