Sweden: Man killed in shooting at Malmo shopping mall, teen suspect arrested

A man lost his life while a woman sustained injuries after a shooting at a Swedish shopping centre, police reported. According to Swedish outlet TV4, approximately 20 gunshots were fired, creating panic among people at Emporia shopping mall in sourn city of Malmo, Sweden. Following incident, police have detained a teen boy and believed that shooting, which comes ahe of general elections next month, is related to gang violence , BBC reported. 

“Police are on site with big resources to map incident by interviewing witnesses and going through material from surveillance cameras. immediate danger to public appears to be over,” citing Malmo police, Associated Press reported.  

tably, in recent years, shootings by criminal gangs have become more prevalent in Sweden, especially in Malmo, third-largest city in nation. As per a BBC report, this incident took place as Sweden prepares for general elections for next month, wherein voter's concern over gang violence is at an all-time high. In Europe, Sweden continues to have one of highest rates of gun related killings and death. 

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According to a report issued by Swedish government last year, four out of every million people in Sweden every year get killed in shooting-related incidents. aver number of individuals per million residents in Europe is 1.6. 

Furrmore, shootings have also increased outside of nation's major cities this year, as gang violence, which authorities say is frequently tied to shootings, extends farr afield. According to authorities, main reasons for violence include poor immigrant integration, growing ecomic inequality, and rising drug us. 

Magdalena Andersson, Prime Minister of Sweden, stated earlier this year that gang violence was a result of a lack of integration. Meanwhile, police he in Orebro, a smaller city, said that ditional gangs h emerged and that y h grown more vicious following a recent wave of shootings re. 

This might be an issue for ruling Social Democrats, who according to ir rivals have failed to stem tide of gang violence during ir eight years in office. However, ruling party claims that new measures aimed at criminal groups and growth of police force would assist dress issue. 

(Im: AP)