Gunman spreads panic in Swedish city [Malmo]
Gunman spreads panic in Swedish city
Swedish police warn against panic as shooter targets Malmö.
• Swedish police probe 15 ‘immigrant’ shootings
Swedish police on Friday warned residents of the southern city of Malmö against panic following two new shootings they said could be the work of a gunman targeting people of immigrant origin.
External ImageReuters Pictures - Police work at the scene where two women with immigrant backgrounds where shot through an apartment window at Sorbacksgatan in Malmo October 21, 2010. Swedish police said on Wednesday a series of shootings in the southern city of Malmo over the past year could be racially motivated. Police are investigating up to 15 shootings, one fatal, in Malmo, which has a large immigrant population, in the past year.
Police said two women, aged 26 and 34, were slightly injured when someone shot them through a kitchen window late Thursday. A teenager driving a moped was also shot at in broad daylight earlier in the day, but was unhurt.
In both cases, the victims were of immigrant origin, police said, adding that so far no suspects had been arrested.
Thursday’s shootings came on the tail of at least 15 unsolved shootings in Malmö over the past year that police said could be the work of one or several gunmen with racist motives.