Hampus Östlund works at a pub located on the street where the shooting in Gävle took place on the night against Saturday.
Just before closing time, he was on his way home after finishing his shift.
I was just on my way out onto the street when the guard outside shouted that we should go in, he says.
Östlund did not hear any shots and it is unclear to him where it all started. Maybe 30 meters south, on the sidewalk, bloodstains are visible.
Saw three injured
He says he saw three injured.
I saw a guy who came hopping on one leg, and a guy who was shot in the thigh. And one who, I think, was shot in the foot, says Östlund.
The three injured were taken into the pub and received help from visitors and staff while waiting for an ambulance and police.
I wrapped a t-shirt around the wound of the guy who was shot in the thigh, says Hampus Östlund, who has not slept much since the incident.
Trying to take in
Shahriar Rad works at a restaurant wall to wall with the pub where the three injured were taken care of. He had closed an hour after midnight and was not present when it all happened. Now he stands on the street outside, the morning after, and tries to take in what has happened.
– It's clear that it's terrible, for staff, guests and all Gävle residents, says Shahriar Rad.
– But it's starting to become a bit of an everyday thing, terrible, he says about the shootings that long ago stopped being something that only happens in big cities.
Now Linköping, Norrköping, Örebro and Gävle, to name just a few cities, are places where shootings occur more frequently.
He still sees a bit of hope and humanity in the efforts that staff and others made in the drama.
In total, six young people were taken to the hospital by ambulance after the incident. A 15-year-old boy is suspected of the shooting.
