2018 Malmö shooting

On 18 June 2018, a shooting (Swedish: trippelmordet i Malmö) occurred in Malmö, Scania, Sweden, killing three men and injuring four others.

2018 Malmö shooting
Native name Swedish: Trippelmordet i Malmö
Date18 June 2018
Time20:30 CET
LocationMalmö, Scania, Sweden
Coordinates55°36′23″N 13°01′11″E
Deaths3

Background

In the 2010s, the city of Malmö was the town in Sweden with the highest rate of gang shootings per inhabitant. Only Stockholm has a higher number of shootings but is a city with three times the population.[1] In 2017, ten people were shot and killed and in 2018 up until June, there were 30 shootings where 11 people were killed and 12 were injured.[2] The incident has been compared to the 2015 Gothenburg pub shooting.[3]

Shooting

Someone shot from a car at people standing in front of an Internet cafe in a drive-by shooting.[3] At 20:30 police had arrived and cordoned off the area and found four wounded. An hour later a fifth wounded arrived at the hospital. At 23:10 in the evening, police reported that an 18-year-old man died at the hospital. Near midnight, police reported that a sixth wounded had arrived at the hospital.[4] After midnight, a second wounded person died at the hospital. Tuesday morning a third person died at the hospital.[5] According to the authorities, there are no indications of a terrorist background.[6] A shotgun was used as the murder weapon, according to Aftonbladet.[7]

Victims

Several of the victims are known to the police.[6] Three men aged 19, 27, and 29 died of their injuries. Three others were injured, including one injured person leaving the scene in a getaway car.[8][9] All six knew each other and were part of crime gangs. The survivors confirmed the incident was part of an ongoing crime gang conflict.[10]

Perpetrator

The same evening, police had identified no suspects.[11] The search for the car continued in the morning. Investigators asked the population for help with the investigation.[7]

Investigation

The vehicle, a Saab, was found with fire damage in Arlöv, a settlement on the northern edges of Malmö.[3]

In October 2018, a 30-year-old man connected to crime gangs in Biskopsgården was arrested in Gothenburg person was arrested on suspicion for attempted murder.[12]

Aftermath

The police guarded the hospital where the injured were treated. The police are investigating murder.[8]

Minister of Justice Morgan Johansson claimed that the number of shootings were down 25%, but according to local police authorities, it was too early in the year for trends to be concluded.[10]

See also

Sources
  1. Nyheter, SVT (2017-09-05). "Malmö har flest skjutningar per invånare". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  2. Nyheter, SVT (2018-06-19). "Skottlossningar i Malmö 2018". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  3. "Genombrott efter trippelmord i Malmö – göteborgare gripen". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-11-24.
  4. Online, FOCUS. "Unbekannter eröffnet das Feuer: Ein Toter und vier Verletzte durch Schüsse in Malmö". FOCUS Online (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  5. Creator. "18 juni 20.13, Mord/dråp, Malmö | Polismyndigheten". polisen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  6. "Konflikt zwischen Kriminellen – Tote und Verletzte bei Schießerei in Malmö". www.wiwo.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  7. mittelbayerische.de. "Zwei Tote und vier Verletzte in Malmö". Mittelbayerische Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  8. "Schießerei in Schweden – zwei Tote, mehrere Verletzte". www.t-online.de. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  9. "Three dead in Swedish cafe shooting". BBC News. 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  10. "Tre döda i Malmö efter skottlossning– alla skjutna är gängkriminella" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  11. Nyheter, SVT (2018-06-18). "Tre döda och tre skadade efter skottlossning i centrala Malmö". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  12. Nyheter, SVT (2018-10-13). "Misstänkt för medhjälp till trippelmord häktad i Malmö". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-10-18.
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