Malmo shooting: Swedish police warn several injured in city centre attack

AT LEAST five people have been injured after a gunman opened fire in central Malmo, Sweden, this evening.

By Harvey Gavin

PUBLISHED: 21:11, Mon, Jun 18, 2018 | UPDATED: 21:15, Mon, Jun 18, 2018

Malmo shooting: Several people have been injured, police have confirmed @AmichaiStein1/Twitter/REUTERS

Malmo shooting: At least five people have been injured, police have confirmed

Police have sealed off a major street running through Sweden’s third largest city.

Gunfire erupted shortly after 9pm local time (8pm BST) after a car pulled up to a group of men on Drottninggatan, a wide boulevard in the centre of Malmo.

Three of those injured have been seriously wounded, Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan has reported.

Five people have been hospitalised but police have not yet issued an official update on their condition.

Officers are working to identify those injured.

Swedish police said the motive for the attack is not yet known, but officials said the shooting was not terrorism-related.

Witnesses heard three loud bangs as the shooting started, Sydsvenskan reports.

Police have confirmed a shotgun was used in the attack.

Scene of the Malmo shooting @AmichaiStein1/Twitter

The condition of those injured in the Malmo shooting is not yet known

Scene of shooting in Malmo, Sweden REUTERS

A large police presence including armed officers is on the scene

Google map showing Malmo location GOOGLE MAPS

Malmo is located in southern Sweden

A brief statement by police added there is no cause for public alarm.

Pictures from the scene of the shooting show armed officers as well as a large paramedic presence.

Malmo is located in the south west of Sweden and is the first port of entry for those travelling across the Oresund Bridge from Denmark.

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