Swedish police apprehend murder suspect after Uppsala shootings


  • World
  • Wednesday, 30 Apr 2025

Police officers work on-site a day after a deadly shooting, at Vaksala Square, in Uppsala, Sweden April 30, 2025. TT News Agency/Fredrik Sandberg via REUTERS

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish police said on Wednesday they have apprehended a suspect following a shooting in which three people were killed in the city of Uppsala on Tuesday.

The person was suspected of murder and was one of several people being interrogated as part of the investigation, police told reporters.

The shooting took place at a hair salon in Uppsala, they added.

Police said the incident was believed to be "an isolated event" and not linked to the extensive Walpurgis night celebrations expected in Uppsala on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Johan Ahlander in Stockholm and Louise Rasmussen in Copenhagen, editing by Terje Solsvik)

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