Malmo shooting: One dead and four injured after Sweden gun attack
AT LEAST one person has been killed and four more injured after a gunman opened fire in central Malmo, Sweden, this evening.
Malmo: World Cup fans injured after gunman opens fire
An 18-year-old man was shot dead outside a cafe on a busy street in 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.
The group were watching World Cup football in a cafe when the shooting started, Swedish media reports.
Three of those injured have been seriously wounded, according to Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan.
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 authorities 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.
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.