Six young people were injured when the 13-year-old boy opened fire, using a stolen police weapon. Gävle District Court has found him guilty of the shootings, but not attempted murder. The verdict is disappointing, says plaintiffs’ attorney Isidor Vistedt.
CrimeGang leader Ali Shehab, who has been singled out for ordering a mass shooting in Gävle, has now been confirmed by the Swedish Prosecution Authority to have been sentenced to life imprisonment in Iraq. One effect is that a person sentenced to life imprisonment in Iraq can no longer commit crimes on Swedish soil, says State Prosecutor Helene Gestrin.
CrimeA 13-year-old boy is suspected of opening fire on an open street in Gävle last year. Six people were hit, but according to the prosecutor, as many as 29 attempted murders may have been committed. Ali Shehab - leader of the criminal network Foxtrot - is being held in absentia for ordering the shooting. The weapon used in the shooting belonged to the police.
CrimeA teenage boy rings the doorbell with a knife in his hand. Iran expert Arvin Khoshnood senses trouble and alerts the police - and has since been forced to live in secret. Now several boys are being charged with attempted murder. "For me, there is no doubt that the regime in Iran ordered this," Khoshnood tells TT.
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