Police Seek Information After Linköping Shooting Injures Man

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Police Seek Information After Linköping Shooting Injures Man
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No one has been arrested after the shooting in Linköping on Friday evening. A man in his 20s was injured when several shots were fired.

The police are appealing for tips and testimonies after the shooting in Linköping at 18 o'clock on Friday.

”The perpetrator is then believed to have fired several shots outdoors in Vasastaden in Linköping. One person was hit by the shots”, the police write on their website.

A nearby building was also damaged by gunfire.

The man who was hit is not seriously injured. The police are investigating the shooting as attempted murder and serious weapons offense.

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