During New Year’s Eve, a man in his 20s was shot dead in the center of Vällingby and two more people were injured. The night before today, Monday, it has exploded in two places in Stockholm, Bagarmossen and Grimsta.
– We are in an escalation of the level of violence, says Max Åkerwall, deputy commanding officer at the police.
Several arrests have been made in the various investigations. The police believe that they have a relatively good picture of who is behind the acts of violence.
– There are many ongoing conflicts parallel to each other in Stockholm. Formerly relatively stable networks have loosened up and old alliances no longer fully apply, which makes the work more difficult for us, says Max Åkerwall.
– We continue to do everything we can, but this is not something you turn around in the blink of an eye.
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