Six people, all young and some under 18, were shot in the lower body when the suspect opened fire on Södra Kungsgatan in Gävle just before 2 a.m. on Saturday, October 4 last year.
According to the prosecutor, who has now decided to bring a so-called evidentiary case against the boy, nine shots were fired on the street and 29 people were exposed to serious danger.
The Sig Sauer weapon used in the shooting was previously the police's service weapon. The weapon was also marked "belongs to the police," a picture from the preliminary investigation shows. Another weapon was allegedly used in the shooting, but this has not been found, P4 Gävleborg reports.
29 people in danger
Senior prosecutor Jenny Örn assesses that 29 people are considered plaintiffs.
We have made a risk assessment of how many people may have been at risk of being hit, and based on that, we assess that a total of 29 people were in serious danger, she tells TT.
Based on the weapons that are assessed to have been used, they have looked at the direction of the shot, the range of the shot and how long a bullet is dangerous, says Örn.
How many attempted murders there are in the case will be a question for the district court to consider, according to Örn.
You can see it as attempted murder in 29 cases, that is, one act per plaintiff.
For the district court, it will almost be a two-step process. First, they must decide whether this young boy is the shooter in question, then decide what type of crime it is and how many crimes they believe have been committed.
Ali Shehab detained
Police have previously said the incident is related to gang crime, but that those shot are not connected to that environment. None of the 29 victims were intended targets, according to the prosecutor.
Foxtrot leader Ali Shehab is being held in absentia in the case of incitement to attempted murder. He has been identified as a key figure in the criminal network and a close ally of leader Rawa Majid. Shehab has been detained in Iraq since early December.
He has also been requested to be extradited to Sweden and is considered in Iraq as an Iraqi citizen and we are awaiting a decision on our extradition request, says State Prosecutor Helene Gestrin, who is leading the investigation, to TT.
Cannot be judged
An evidentiary hearing means that a court takes a position on the issue of guilt without imposing any punishment because children under the age of 15 are not of legal age.
It was previously reported that the boy was about to be taken into custody by authorities at the time of the incident. The shooting occurred just four hours after a decision was made.
Anyone under the age of 15 who commits a crime cannot be sentenced to any punishment in court. In some cases, the police or prosecutor can still conduct an investigation to find out what happened and provide social services with the basis for implementing support or care interventions.
In the case of serious crimes, the prosecutor can request that the court examine the question of guilt through a so-called evidentiary hearing.
The court will then decide whether the young person committed the crime or not, but will not impose any penalty. The court's decision is not recorded in the criminal record.
Source: Swedish Prosecution Authority
