A man has been arrested and suspected of police murder in Sweden. It was Swedish GP who first reported the arrest.
Police say at a press conference on Friday afternoon that the person – a 17-year-old boy – was arrested on Friday afternoon. He is suspected of both murder and attempted murder.
The 17-year-old has now been taken to the police station in Gothenburg for questioning.
– We have had an intensive hunt ever since the lever was penalized, and we have succeeded in maintaining the focus and pace required, so that today we could arrest a person who later received status as a suspect, says Anna Berqvist at the police under a press conference Friday afternoon.
A minute’s silence was observed in Biskopsgården on Thursday in memory of the policeman who was shot and killed on Wednesday night. Photo: Björn Larsson Rosvall / TT / NTB
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Rival gangs
The policeman moved out to the slum town of Biskopsgården on Hisingen on Wednesday night together with a colleague, where he was shot while he was talking to some people.
According to Expressen The apprehended person is a 17-year-old man, who has previously been convicted of stabbing the person suspected of having been the original target of the shooting on Wednesday night.
The stated target is linked by the police to one of two rival gangs in Biskopsgården, according to the newspaper’s information.
Drabantbyen Biskopsgården on Hisingen has for a long time been characterized by violence and gang crime. At Friday’s press conference, the police confirm that the arrested 17-year-old lives in Biskopsgården-
BLOCKED: The police cordoned off the area where the policeman was killed in Biskopsgården on Hisingen north of Gothenburg. Photo: Björn Larsson Rosvall / TT / NTB
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– Mistake
More than 200 people have been questioned in connection with the murder, and the police are getting a clearer picture of the process.
Police have said they believe the policeman was shot by mistake.
– It is most likely that the shooting was not aimed at the police, said Erik Nord, who is area manager in the Swedish police, on Thursday.
It is with great sadness that we have been informed that a colleague has died after being shot tonight. Our thoughts go to the family, close and dear ones and co-workers, said the Swedish national police chief, Anders Thornberg, according to GT.
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