{"id":473427,"date":"2025-10-04T11:24:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T11:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/473427\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T11:24:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T11:24:20","slug":"six-young-people-are-shot-in-swedish-city-centre-attack-as-police-arrest-14-year-old-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/473427\/","title":{"rendered":"Six young people are shot in Swedish city centre attack as police arrest 14-year-old boy"},"content":{"rendered":"

By JOSE RAMOS, NEWS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 04:45 EDT, 4 October 2025 | Updated: 04:47 EDT, 4 October 2025 <\/p>\n

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after six people were shot on a busy street in Sweden<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gunfire broke out at around 2am on Saturday on G\u00e4vle, an area lined with bars and restaurants, sparking a huge emergency response.<\/p>\n

Photos show police swarming the city centre and cordoning off the street as victims were carried to ambulances.<\/p>\n

The teenager is being held on suspicion of attempted murder and is due to be questioned later today, police confirmed.<\/p>\n

The victims, mostly young adults but including people under 18, were all taken to hospital, spokesman Tobias Ahl\u00e9n-Svalbro said.<\/p>\n

The extent of their injuries has not been revealed but at least three people with gunshot wounds ran into a restaurant for shelter as the attack unfolded, according to\u00a0local reports.<\/p>\n

Mr Ahl\u00e9n-Svalbro added: ‘So far we are working broadly and I cannot confirm that there is any connection to the criminal network environment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Photos <\/p>\n

Photos from the scene show police swarming the city centre and cordoning off the street as victims were carried to ambulances<\/p>\n

‘I can’t go into any possible theories. We don’t initially suspect it’s terror-related.<\/p>\n

‘The incident is being investigated as attempted murder. We have a large resource on site in the area, so our assessment is that there is no danger to the public, so I understand that people may be concerned.<\/p>\n

‘It is quite close in time after the incident that the boy was taken into custody. The boy is suspected of attempted murder.’<\/p>\n

Police also said there was no immediate danger to the public.<\/p>\n

Residents described their shock, with one woman telling local radio: ‘You don’t really want to be out late at night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘You’re worried about your children. What a society we’ve created. It’s crazy.’<\/p>\n

Another witness added: ‘It feels terrible. Six people are being shot a few meters away from me.’<\/p>\n

G\u00e4vle, home to around 80,000 people, is 86 miles north of Stockholm and is Sweden’s 13th largest city.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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