Uppsala, Sweden – Three persons don die for one serious shootout wey happen for central Uppsala on Tuesday evening. Police don confirm say dem don arrest one young person as suspects dey spread for di area.
Di shooting happen around 5 p.m. near one hair salon by Vaksala Torg. Eyewitnesses report say dem hear strong gunshots, with some counting up to six shots before police rush come respond to di scene.
Magdalena Hall, police spokesperson, talk say, “Three people don die, and we dey investigate dis matter as murder. We never fit identify di victims yet, so we no fit give further information.”
As di police start di investigation, dem reveal say one of di victims don dey linked to an ongoing investigation involving a plot against a relative of gang leader Ismail Abdo. This new detail don add more attention to di matter.
Di victims, wey ages dey between 15 and 20, were part of a broader pattern of gang-related violence wey don dey plague Uppsala. Early reports indicate say multiple witnesses don report gunfire before di police arrive, causing panic among residents.
Stefan Larsson, another police spokesperson, also note say, “We don start a special operation to handle dis violent incident. Di suspect wey dem suspect don flee di scene.” He urge any witness with information to come forward.
Eyewitnesses describe di harrowing scenes of di event. One witness wey no wan show im face talk say, “I hear somebody scream, it be like say na from di pit of hell. I just run go find safe place.”
Di police don confirm say dem see a masked person wey flee di area on an e-scooter shortly after di shooting. However, we no sure if dis person be witness or di shooter.
Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer don comment on di situation, calling am “extremely serious.” He express concern saying, “A brutal act of violence occur for central Uppsala just as di city dey prepare to begin di Valborg festivities.”
Police don assure di public say dem dey handle di situation seriously, saying dem see dis incident as isolated and no current threat to di wider community.
But di atmosphere around di scene don dey charged with emotions, with residents gathering around di police barricades and expressing disbelief over di violent occurrence.
As police continue dem investigation, dem emphasize di need for any further witnesses to come forward. Di community remain on edge as dey await more updates during di imminent police press conference.
