Current:Home > MarketsA shooting in a pub in Sweden has killed 2 men and wounded 2 more, police say. -TradeFocus
A shooting in a pub in Sweden has killed 2 men and wounded 2 more, police say.
View
Date:2025-04-16 11:05:45
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two people were killed and two wounded in a shooting at a bar northwest of Stockholm, police said Friday, in the latest outburst of deadly violence in Sweden.
In a statement, police said that a man in his 20s and another in his 70s died Friday of injuries sustained in the shooting late Thursday at a pub in Sandviken some 162 kilometers (100 miles) northwest of Stockholm.
“We suspect that one person was targeted and that the other three were at the scene for various reasons, but had nothing to do with it,” spokesman Magnus Jansson Klarin told Swedish news agency TT. He added that the suspected target was among the two who died. No arrests have been made, police said. It was not known whether the others were patrons or pub employees.
On its Facebook page, the pub said it would remain closed through the weekend.
Feuding criminal gangs have become a growing problem in Sweden, with an increasing number of drive-by shootings, bombings and grenade attacks. So far this year, there have been 261 shootings, 36 people have died and 73 were wounded.
Earlier this month, a 13-year-old boy was found shot in the head in woods, near his home near Stockholm. Prosecutor Lisa dos Santos said Thursday that his death was a chilling example of “gross and completely reckless gang violence.”
The violence reportedly is fueled by a feud over drugs and arms between two gangs, led by a dual Turkish-Swedish man who lives in Turkey and his former lieutenant.
Sweden’s center-right government has been tightening laws to tackle gang-related crime, while the head of Sweden’s police said earlier this month that warring gangs had brought an “unprecedented” wave of violence to the Scandinavian country.
veryGood! (49795)
Related
- Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
- Judge says trial is required to decide government’s antitrust case over Google’s advertising tech
- Stay Dry This Summer: 21 Essential Waterproof Products to Secure Your Vacation Fun
- Relationship between Chargers' Jim Harbaugh, Justin Herbert off to rousing start
- Pregnant Kylie Kelce Shares Hilarious Question Her Daughter Asked Jason Kelce Amid Rising Fame
- Bridgerton Star Luke Newton Confirms Romance With Dancer Antonia Roumelioti
- Starbucks introduces value meals with new 'Pairings Menu'
- Luke Thompson talks 'Bridgerton's' next season, all things Benedict
- Selena Gomez's "Weird Uncles" Steve Martin and Martin Short React to Her Engagement
- Bear attack in Canadian national park leaves 2 hikers injured
Ranking
- Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
- The twisty, titillating, controversial history of gay sex drug poppers
- Sandy Hook families want to seize Alex Jones' social media accounts
- TikTokers are eating raw garlic to cure acne in viral videos. Does it actually work?
- Megan Fox's ex Brian Austin Green tells Machine Gun Kelly to 'grow up'
- South Florida compared to scenes from a zombie movie as widespread flooding triggers rare warning
- Algae blooms prompt 2 warnings along parts of New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee
- Shop the Latest Free People Sale & Elevate Your Essentials with Boho Charm – Deals up to 72% Off
Recommendation
Warm inflation data keep S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq under wraps before Fed meeting next week
Florida prepares for next round of rainfall after tropical storms swamped southern part of the state
Rhode Island lawmakers approve $13.9 billion budget plan, slew of other bills
Stay Dry This Summer: 21 Essential Waterproof Products to Secure Your Vacation Fun
Nevada attorney general revives 2020 fake electors case
Jenelle Evans Shares Update on Her Kids After Breakup From “Emotionally Abusive” David Eason
Book called Ban This Book is now banned in Florida. Its author has this to say about the irony.
21-year-old Georgia woman breaks fishing record that had been untouched for nearly half a century