13-year-old boy arrested after shooting on Kungsgatan in Gävle – six injured
Six people were injured in a shooting on Kungsgatan in central Gävle early Saturday morning. A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of serious weapons offence and attempted murder.
13-year-old arrested after shooting in central Gävle – six people taken to hospital
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of serious weapons offence and attempted murder in six cases following a shooting on Kungsgatan in central Gävle during the night into Saturday. This is reported by svd.se.
The police received reports shortly before 02:00. At the scene, six injured people were found and taken to hospital. Among the injured are both young adults and people under 18 years of age.
At a press conference on Saturday afternoon, police stated that none of the injured have life-threatening injuries. All six were injured in the lower body – on the legs or feet. All are residents of Gävle or adjacent municipalities. Four of them remained in hospital, whilst two had been able to leave.
Several witnesses described the shooter as very young. One woman told Gefle Dagblad: "He looked like a child physically. He was not tall, and I saw straight away that 'this is not an adult'."
Initial interviews were held with the suspected boy at around 16:00 on Saturday, without police providing details of what had emerged. According to SVT, he is said to be connected to gang circles, but this information has not been confirmed by police.
The shooting took place on a street in Gävle's town centre where several bars were still open. The area also contains residential buildings and there were many people around when the shooting occurred.
Police have not commented on whether any of the injured were an intended target, nor whether the incident is gang-related or what the motive may have been.
"But we have a relatively good understanding of what has happened," said Karin Wessén, section chief at the police investigation section in Region Gävleborg.
Wessén stated that police are working with both public safety measures and investigative work around the clock in the coming period, and that all digital evidence – including CCTV footage – has been examined.
"That is why we are so keen for people to contact us if they know anything. Then we can decide whether it may be useful for the investigation or not," said Wessén.
Source: Aftonbladet