Posted: 18:05, 19 August 2022 | Updated: 23:45, 19 August 2022
A man died and a woman was injured in hospital after a gunman opened fire at a shopping center in Sweden today. Armed police rushed to the Emporia shopping center in Malmo at around 5pm local time after a suspected fight broke out. Terrified shoppers fled in panic as the building was evacuated and police cordoned off the area. Police have since arrested a teenager. National news agency TV4 in Sweden reported that “around 20 shots were fired” in the incident on Friday. Sweden has one of the highest gun homicide rates in Europe. Last year, a Swedish government report revealed that four in every million residents die by gunfire each year in Sweden, compared to the European average of 1.6 people per million. Police cordon off an area outside the Emporia shopping center in Malmo, Sweden The incident occurred at around 5pm local time, with armed police officers descending on the scene Swedes are preparing to vote in their general election in September, with Gothenburg University’s Institute for Society, Opinion and Media saying that around 41 percent of Swedish voters say crime is their biggest concern. Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said earlier this year that a lack of integration of immigrants, a widening gap between rich and poor and higher numbers of drug use had led to gang violence. Shootings have spread outside the nation’s major cities this year, as has gang violence. Police say the two are related. The local police chief of Orebro, in southern Sweden, told Reuters they had more gangs that had become more violent: “Where maybe 10 years ago they were beating someone up, then they switched to shooting each other in the legs. Now they are shooting each other in the head.’ Shootings in Malmö: Gunman “opened fire” in a shopping center in the city of Malmö, which was evacuated by police Many armed officers and police cars were pictured around the shopping center where the incident happened People were evacuated from the mall on Friday night with part of the area cordoned off by police Shoppers were evacuated from the Emporia Mall Friday after reports of a gunman in the area Armed police at the scene of the shooting at the mall, in which two people are believed to have been injured Police spokesman Jimmy Modin was quoted as saying that two people were injured in the incident Emergency services had large resources at the scene of the shooting Police cordon off the area outside the mall where a gunman allegedly opened fire Local daily Dagens Nyheter quoted police spokesman Jimmy Modine as saying that two people were injured in the incident. “This is no longer an ongoing incident,” the paper said. “Shots have been fired at the Emporia shopping center in Malmö,” police said in a statement earlier today. “Police are at the scene with heavy resources and the location has been cordoned off.” Concerned people gathered outside the mall in Malmo as the incident continued Location of the Emporia shopping center in Malmö, Sweden, where the incident occurred A suspect has now been arrested in what unconfirmed reports suggest was a ‘gang-related’ standoff
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title: “At Least Two People Injured In Swedish Mall Shooting As Gunman Opens Fire Suspect Arrested Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-22” author: “Deborah Cravens”
Posted: 18:05, 19 August 2022 | Updated: 23:45, 19 August 2022
A man died and a woman was injured in hospital after a gunman opened fire at a shopping center in Sweden today. Armed police rushed to the Emporia shopping center in Malmo at around 5pm local time after a suspected fight broke out. Terrified shoppers fled in panic as the building was evacuated and police cordoned off the area. Police have since arrested a teenager. National news agency TV4 in Sweden reported that “around 20 shots were fired” in the incident on Friday. Sweden has one of the highest gun homicide rates in Europe. Last year, a Swedish government report revealed that four in every million residents die by gunfire each year in Sweden, compared to the European average of 1.6 people per million. Police cordon off an area outside the Emporia shopping center in Malmo, Sweden The incident occurred at around 5pm local time, with armed police officers descending on the scene Swedes are preparing to vote in their general election in September, with Gothenburg University’s Institute for Society, Opinion and Media saying that around 41 percent of Swedish voters say crime is their biggest concern. Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said earlier this year that a lack of integration of immigrants, a widening gap between rich and poor and higher numbers of drug use had led to gang violence. Shootings have spread outside the nation’s major cities this year, as has gang violence. Police say the two are related. The local police chief of Orebro, in southern Sweden, told Reuters they had more gangs that had become more violent: “Where maybe 10 years ago they were beating someone up, then they switched to shooting each other in the legs. Now they are shooting each other in the head.’ Shootings in Malmö: Gunman “opened fire” in a shopping center in the city of Malmö, which was evacuated by police Many armed officers and police cars were pictured around the shopping center where the incident happened People were evacuated from the mall on Friday night with part of the area cordoned off by police Shoppers were evacuated from the Emporia Mall Friday after reports of a gunman in the area Armed police at the scene of the shooting at the mall, in which two people are believed to have been injured Police spokesman Jimmy Modin was quoted as saying that two people were injured in the incident Emergency services had large resources at the scene of the shooting Police cordon off the area outside the mall where a gunman allegedly opened fire Local daily Dagens Nyheter quoted police spokesman Jimmy Modine as saying that two people were injured in the incident. “This is no longer an ongoing incident,” the paper said. “Shots have been fired at the Emporia shopping center in Malmö,” police said in a statement earlier today. “Police are at the scene with heavy resources and the location has been cordoned off.” Concerned people gathered outside the mall in Malmo as the incident continued Location of the Emporia shopping center in Malmö, Sweden, where the incident occurred A suspect has now been arrested in what unconfirmed reports suggest was a ‘gang-related’ standoff
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title: “At Least Two People Injured In Swedish Mall Shooting As Gunman Opens Fire Suspect Arrested Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-04” author: “Michelle Hight”
Posted: 18:05, 19 August 2022 | Updated: 23:45, 19 August 2022
A man died and a woman was injured in hospital after a gunman opened fire at a shopping center in Sweden today. Armed police rushed to the Emporia shopping center in Malmo at around 5pm local time after a suspected fight broke out. Terrified shoppers fled in panic as the building was evacuated and police cordoned off the area. Police have since arrested a teenager. National news agency TV4 in Sweden reported that “around 20 shots were fired” in the incident on Friday. Sweden has one of the highest gun homicide rates in Europe. Last year, a Swedish government report revealed that four in every million residents die by gunfire each year in Sweden, compared to the European average of 1.6 people per million. Police cordon off an area outside the Emporia shopping center in Malmo, Sweden The incident occurred at around 5pm local time, with armed police officers descending on the scene Swedes are preparing to vote in their general election in September, with Gothenburg University’s Institute for Society, Opinion and Media saying that around 41 percent of Swedish voters say crime is their biggest concern. Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said earlier this year that a lack of integration of immigrants, a widening gap between rich and poor and higher numbers of drug use had led to gang violence. Shootings have spread outside the nation’s major cities this year, as has gang violence. Police say the two are related. The local police chief of Orebro, in southern Sweden, told Reuters they had more gangs that had become more violent: “Where maybe 10 years ago they were beating someone up, then they switched to shooting each other in the legs. Now they are shooting each other in the head.’ Shootings in Malmö: Gunman “opened fire” in a shopping center in the city of Malmö, which was evacuated by police Many armed officers and police cars were pictured around the shopping center where the incident happened People were evacuated from the mall on Friday night with part of the area cordoned off by police Shoppers were evacuated from the Emporia Mall Friday after reports of a gunman in the area Armed police at the scene of the shooting at the mall, in which two people are believed to have been injured Police spokesman Jimmy Modin was quoted as saying that two people were injured in the incident Emergency services had large resources at the scene of the shooting Police cordon off the area outside the mall where a gunman allegedly opened fire Local daily Dagens Nyheter quoted police spokesman Jimmy Modine as saying that two people were injured in the incident. “This is no longer an ongoing incident,” the paper said. “Shots have been fired at the Emporia shopping center in Malmö,” police said in a statement earlier today. “Police are at the scene with heavy resources and the location has been cordoned off.” Concerned people gathered outside the mall in Malmo as the incident continued Location of the Emporia shopping center in Malmö, Sweden, where the incident occurred A suspect has now been arrested in what unconfirmed reports suggest was a ‘gang-related’ standoff
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title: “At Least Two People Injured In Swedish Mall Shooting As Gunman Opens Fire Suspect Arrested Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-06” author: “Jimmy Dishner”
Posted: 18:05, 19 August 2022 | Updated: 23:45, 19 August 2022
A man died and a woman was injured in hospital after a gunman opened fire at a shopping center in Sweden today. Armed police rushed to the Emporia shopping center in Malmo at around 5pm local time after a suspected fight broke out. Terrified shoppers fled in panic as the building was evacuated and police cordoned off the area. Police have since arrested a teenager. National news agency TV4 in Sweden reported that “around 20 shots were fired” in the incident on Friday. Sweden has one of the highest gun homicide rates in Europe. Last year, a Swedish government report revealed that four in every million residents die by gunfire each year in Sweden, compared to the European average of 1.6 people per million. Police cordon off an area outside the Emporia shopping center in Malmo, Sweden The incident occurred at around 5pm local time, with armed police officers descending on the scene Swedes are preparing to vote in their general election in September, with Gothenburg University’s Institute for Society, Opinion and Media saying that around 41 percent of Swedish voters say crime is their biggest concern. Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said earlier this year that a lack of integration of immigrants, a widening gap between rich and poor and higher numbers of drug use had led to gang violence. Shootings have spread outside the nation’s major cities this year, as has gang violence. Police say the two are related. The local police chief of Orebro, in southern Sweden, told Reuters they had more gangs that had become more violent: “Where maybe 10 years ago they were beating someone up, then they switched to shooting each other in the legs. Now they are shooting each other in the head.’ Shootings in Malmö: Gunman “opened fire” in a shopping center in the city of Malmö, which was evacuated by police Many armed officers and police cars were pictured around the shopping center where the incident happened People were evacuated from the mall on Friday night with part of the area cordoned off by police Shoppers were evacuated from the Emporia Mall Friday after reports of a gunman in the area Armed police at the scene of the shooting at the mall, in which two people are believed to have been injured Police spokesman Jimmy Modin was quoted as saying that two people were injured in the incident Emergency services had large resources at the scene of the shooting Police cordon off the area outside the mall where a gunman allegedly opened fire Local daily Dagens Nyheter quoted police spokesman Jimmy Modine as saying that two people were injured in the incident. “This is no longer an ongoing incident,” the paper said. “Shots have been fired at the Emporia shopping center in Malmö,” police said in a statement earlier today. “Police are at the scene with heavy resources and the location has been cordoned off.” Concerned people gathered outside the mall in Malmo as the incident continued Location of the Emporia shopping center in Malmö, Sweden, where the incident occurred A suspect has now been arrested in what unconfirmed reports suggest was a ‘gang-related’ standoff
