It was at 16.45 that the police were alerted to the Andersberg district after calls about gunfire from several residents. Upon arrival, a gunshot-wounded man was found, who was declared dead at the scene.
A large area with several residential buildings was cordoned off in the district, where police helicopters hovered and dog patrols were also deployed. During the night, a technical investigation was conducted.
We have secured some traces at the scene that have been sent for analysis. We have also detained several people, says police spokesperson Tobias Ahlén Svalbro.
Two people, one in their 40s and one in their 20s, have been arrested on suspicion of murder, according to the Prosecution Authority. They are reasonably suspected, which is the lower degree of suspicion.
As recently as Wednesday, a 28-year-old man, who according to local media has ties to gang criminality, was shot to death in a stairwell in the Öster district. A man in his 30s and a 16-year-old boy are being held on suspicion of murder.
According to Gefle Dagblad, the police in Gävle have arrested several people in February who traveled to the city from other parts of Sweden and are linked to serious crime preparations.
I cannot confirm a connection to the murder on Friday, but we will of course work to see if there is one. It is, after all, close both in time and geographically, says Ahlén Svalbro.
