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Increased Patrols Did Not Prevent Fatal Shooting

Despite increased police presence, a teenage boy was shot to death in Bagarmossen, Stockholm. It's not possible to be everywhere all the time, says a police officer on site in the affected area to TT.

» Updated: 07 October 2024, 10:45

» Published: 10 July 2024

Increased Patrols Did Not Prevent Fatal Shooting
Photo: Mikaela Landeström/TT

Despite increased police presence, a teenager was shot to death in Bagarmossen, Stockholm.

It's not possible to be everywhere all the time, says a police officer on site in the affected area to TT.

Where children usually play and people move around, it's now empty and quiet.

I feel like people are walking around and are sad, I don't know if they're relatives. I've just cried too because it's so terrible that it's such young people who are affected.

The woman, who wants to remain anonymous, lives barely 50 meters from the crime scene and says she's scared.

I don't have children but I'm pregnant. The thought struck me today that I don't know if I want to stay. I'm going to have a girl and it feels a bit safer somehow.

"Wild West"

Ramona Sinko is out walking her dog Rolex and lives in the area near the crime scene. She has lived in Bagarmossen for 37 years. She has never felt unsafe but now feels anxious and uneasy when she's out walking.

An area I've known since I was a child is starting to turn into the Wild West. It's the first time in my life I'm glad I don't have children.

Increased police presence

As recently as Sunday, a shooting occurred in the area. No one was injured, but since then, the local police have increased their presence in the area. Yet, a boy was shot dead at midnight on Tuesday.

It happens so fast. There have been times when the police were on one side of a building and shots were fired on the other. It's not possible to be everywhere all the time, says a police officer on site in the affected area to TT.

Ramona Sinko has noticed the increased presence and saw the police patrol by several times during the day. She thinks it feels good to have the police nearby.

At the same time, it's sad. It's an area where you used to not be worried about letting the kids out on their own. It's a terribly tragic development.

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