Two injured after a shooting at a shopping center in the Swedish city of Malmo

Two people have been injured this Friday in a mall shooting in Malmosouth of Sweden, as reported by the Police, who have deployed a wide device to the area.

As stated Evelina Olsonspokesman for the Malmo Police, the seriousness of the injured is unknown.

In a message on its official Twitter account, the Malmo Police had reported shortly after 5:00 p.m. of a shooting in the emporia mallthat he was present “with a great deal of resources” and that the place had been cordoned off”. “We are trying to get an idea of ​​what has happened and collect all possible testimonies,” Olsson said.

According to the local newspaper Sydsvenskan, it has been arrested a suspectalthough the authorities have not confirmed the information.

Several Swedish media such as the TV4 channel and the tabloids Expressen and Aftonbladet report that a person started shooting and they heard about twenty shotswhich caused panic and many people locked themselves in shops and bathrooms. The shopping center consists of about 200 shops and restaurants and is located in the third Swedish town in number of inhabitants, located near Denmark.

Similar event in Copenhagen

In Copenhagenlocated half an hour by train from Malmo, a 22-year-old Danish man caused three deaths and several injuries a month and a half ago in a shooting in a shopping center. The young man has been in preventive detention in a psychiatric unit since July 4.

The Danish authorities start from the premise that the alleged perpetrator of the crimes – who faces three charges of homicide and another seven of attempted homicide, as well as violating article 192 of the penal code, relative to weapons crimes – acted alone and without terrorist motivation.