Malmo shooting: Swedish police warn several injured in city centre
AT LEAST five people have been injured after a gunman opened fire in central Malmo, Sweden, this evening.
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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.
Witnesses heard three loud bangs as the shooting started, Sydsvenskan reports.
Police have confirmed a shotgun was used in the attack.
A police spokesman said: ”We have sealed off the area and are conducting interviews and will interview those who are injured if they can or are willing to speak.”
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Swedish police said the motive for the attack is not yet known.
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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