STOCKHOLM, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Two people were injured in a shooting in Finspang, a town in Ostergotland County in southeastern Sweden, on Sunday evening, local media reported.
The two injured people were found inside a car and taken to hospital with gunshot wounds, according to Swedish police. A third person was also believed to have been in the vehicle.
Several people have been arrested in connection with the incident, police said.
"We are investigating a serious crime. Investigative measures are underway at the scene," a police duty officer was quoted by Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet as saying.
Police have opened an investigation into attempted murder. No further information was immediately available about the condition of the injured or the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
News of the shooting emerged on the night of Sweden's parliamentary election, after polling stations closed at 8 p.m. local time and vote counting was underway across the country.
Crime was among the prominent issues during the election campaign and was one of the topics discussed in the final televised debate between leaders of Sweden's eight parliamentary parties ahead of the vote.
