Woman seriously hurt in Stockholm sports hall shooting; suspect sought
Police investigated an attempted murder after a shooting at a sports facility in southern Stockholm.
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A woman died following the Stockholm shooting, and two teenagers were arrested, Swedish media reported.
A woman was seriously injured in a shooting at a sports hall in southern Stockholm on Friday evening, according to Aftenposten citing Swedish police.
Police were called around Friday evening to a sports facility in the Solberga area of Älvsjö. People at the scene gave the injured woman first aid before emergency personnel arrived.
The victim was taken to hospital with injuries police described as very serious. No other confirmed casualties were reported.
The shooting happened within a sports complex connected to a school, but reports said it was not in the same hall as an ongoing football match.
Police were searching for the person who fired the shots. Several people were questioned, but authorities had not announced an arrest at the time of the reports.
Investigators classified the attack as suspected attempted murder. The identity of the attacker, any motive and whether others were in danger had not been established.
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What we know
- Official · Swedish police A woman was seriously injured in a shooting at a sports hall in southern Stockholm on Friday evening, according to Aftenposten citing Swedish police.
- 1 outlet · Aftenposten Police were called around Friday evening to a sports facility in the Solberga area of Älvsjö. People at the scene gave the injured woman first aid before emergency personnel arrived.
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- Unconfirmed Further investigation details are not confirmed.
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Police were searching for the person who fired the shots. Several people were questioned, but authorities had not announced an arrest at the time of the reports.
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A woman died following the Stockholm shooting, and two teenagers were arrested, Swedish media reported.
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Questions and answers
- What happened?
- A woman was seriously injured in a shooting at a sports hall in southern Stockholm on Friday evening, according to Aftenposten citing Swedish police.
- What is still unknown?
- Investigators classified the attack as suspected attempted murder. The identity of the attacker, any motive and whether others were in danger had not been established.
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