Teenager dead after being shot
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Teenager dead after being shot at football field in Vårby gård

The teenager who was shot in Vårby gård, south of Stockholm, on Monday afternoon has died. The perpetrator is still at large.

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"The victim has died of his injuries," says Helena Boström Thomas, press spokesperson for the police, to TT.

The victim is a teenage boy aged 17-18, according to police. Next of kin have been notified and the police investigation into the murder is ongoing.

"The preliminary investigation is in an intensive stage, including interrogations and technical examinations," the Swedish Prosecution Authority writes in a press release.

The police received several calls about gunshots at Vårbyparken's football field just before 5 pm on Monday.

No one has been arrested for the murder.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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