Current:Home > MarketsA shooting in a pub in Sweden has killed 2 men and wounded 2 more, police say. -Horizon Finance School
A shooting in a pub in Sweden has killed 2 men and wounded 2 more, police say.
View
Date:2025-04-21 00:53:23
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! (8)
Related
- Opinion: Gianni Infantino, FIFA sell souls and 2034 World Cup for Saudi Arabia's billions
- Log in to these back-to-school laptop deals on Apple, Lenovo and HP
- WNBA’s Riquna Williams arrested on felony domestic violence charges in Las Vegas
- 5 injured, 2 critically, in shooting at community event: Police
- Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soon
- WNBA’s Riquna Williams arrested on felony domestic violence charges in Las Vegas
- Amy Schumer Claps Back at “Unflattering” Outfit Comment on Her Barbie Post
- Log in to these back-to-school laptop deals on Apple, Lenovo and HP
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- NYC subways join airports, police in using AI surveillance. Privacy experts are worried.
Ranking
- 2 killed, 3 injured in shooting at makeshift club in Houston
- 'High School Musical' teaser confirms Lucas Grabeel's Ryan Evans is gay with same-sex kiss
- Mod Sun Spotted Kissing OnlyFans Model Sahara Ray After Avril Lavigne Breakup
- How many transgender and intersex people live in the US? Anti-LGBTQ+ laws will impact millions
- Taylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children’s hospital
- Virginia athletics organization plans no changes to its policy for trans athletes
- Pair accused of killing a bunny, hamster at Oklahoma pet store identified by police
- Army fire kills a 14-year-old, Palestinians say, as an Israeli minister visits flashpoint mosque
Recommendation
B.A. Parker is learning the banjo
Teen Mom's Tyler Baltierra Slams Critic for Body-Shaming Catelynn Lowell
NYC crane collapse: 6 people injured after structure catches fire in Manhattan, officials say
New Golden Bachelor Teaser Proves Gerry Turner Is “Aged to Perfection”
Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
As e-bikes proliferate, so do deadly fires blamed on exploding lithium-ion batteries
American woman and her child kidnapped in Haiti, organization says
Coastal Chinese city joins parts of Taiwan in shutting down schools and offices for Typhoon Doksuri