4 People Shot in Farsta District of Stockholm: 1 Dead, 3 Injured

Four people have been shot in the district of Farsta in the south of Stockholm, according to Swedish police. Two people have been arrested after a car chase.

After some time it became known that one person is dead and the other three injured.

There is a 15-year-old boy who has died, the police state in a press release.

According to information to The evening paper one or more perpetrators must have fired with an automatic weapon. The injured were found in three different places adjacent to the square. Two were found outside a subway station, one outside a church and one at Larsbodavägen, says police spokesperson Towe Hägg.

After the shooting, several areas in Farsta were cordoned off, and the subway did not stop at the Farsta center station for a long time. The purpose was to prevent perpetrators from getting out of the area.

In total, seven people have been shot in Greater Stockholm in the last 24 hours. In addition to the four in Farsta, two were shot in Solna and one in Jordbro on Friday evening.

Arrested after car chase

At 19:00 the police reported that two people had been arrested at Järna. It must have happened after what Aftonbladet refers to as an “intensive car chase” along the E4. Both those arrested are said to be men in their 20s and the police are said to have found automatic weapons in the car.

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There have been a number of very serious shooting incidents in Stockholm in the past year. In January, police officer Filip Pelas in Stockholm opened up about the escalating gang violence in an interview with VG.