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Police arrest 16-year-old after three killed in Swedish city centre shooting

Police investigate the scene of a shooting on April 29, 2025 in Uppsala, Sweden..
Police investigate the scene of a shooting on April 29, 2025 in Uppsala, Sweden.. Picture: Getty

By Jacob Paul

A 16-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of shooting and killing three people in Sweden.

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The shooter is understood to have fled on a scooter following the attack in a hair salon in the city, sparking a manhunt.

Police spokesperson Magnus Jansson Klarin told local media they "received several calls about loud bangs that resemble gunshots".

All victims were aged between 15 and 20 years old, police said, although their identities have not been "100%" confirmed.

The teen suspect is one of multiple being questioned amid the ongoing murder investigation.

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SWEDEN-CRIME-Police officers are seen at a crime scene in central Uppsala, Sweden.
SWEDEN-CRIME-Police officers are seen at a crime scene in central Uppsala, Sweden. Picture: Getty

Police are reportedly investigating the possibility the deaths are related to gang crime, according to local media.

One victim known to police was reportedly involved in an investigation over a planned attack against a relative of a notorious gang leader nicknamed 'jordgubben' or 'the strawberry'.

Sweden been gripped by a scourge of gang violence in recent years, with many crimes involving guns.

The perpetrators are often under 15-years-old, the age of criminal responsibility in Sweden.

It experienced its most deadly shooting in history earlier this year when Rickard Andersson, 35, went on a shocking spree Risbergska School in Örebro's Västhaga district, killing 11.