Teenager Shot in Bagarmossen Dies

A teenager has died after being shot in Bagarmossen in southern Stockholm late on Tuesday evening. The boy was between 15 and 18 years old and died of his injuries at the hospital. "What has happened is terrible," comments Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (The Moderate Party).

» Updated: October 07 2024

» Published: July 10 2024

Teenager Shot in Bagarmossen Dies
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A teenager has died after being shot in Bagarmossen in southern Stockholm late on Tuesday evening. The boy was between 15 and 18 years old and died of his injuries at the hospital.

"What has happened is terrible," comments Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (M).

A neighbor was the first on the scene and tried to save the teenager's life together with his neighbor, who is a nurse, reports SR P4 Stockholm.

He had himself called 112, I hear someone talking on the mobile phone lying next to him on the ground, he tells P4.

According to him, they searched for bullet holes on the boy's body and saw that he had been shot in the back.

We only see that he's been hit in one place, but I heard three shots.

The alarm came in to the police at 23.23 on Tuesday evening and a police patrol arrived at the scene after four minutes.

There, a very seriously injured person was found and bystanders on the scene had begun giving first aid, says police spokesperson Daniel Wikdahl to TT.

The police deployed a helicopter and dogs in the search for perpetrators, but no one has been arrested yet.

We're continuing with door-to-door knocking and going through cameras, says Per Fahlström at the police.

On Sunday evening, a suspected shooting occurred in the same area, explosions had been heard and people had seen running from a location. The police are investigating possible connections to Tuesday evening's shooting.

"What has happened is terrible" says Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (M) in a written comment about both the shootings in Bagarmossen and in Åkersberga.

According to Strömmer, the events confirm "the serious situation our society is in". He emphasizes that "it is absolutely crucial that we neither become despondent nor give up" and adds that new tools and methods have an effect.

"But I've always said it will take time to turn the trend around," says Strömmer.

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