The murder occurred late on a recent evening, with police alerted to loud bangs in the Årby area around 22:10. An injured man arrived at Mälar Hospital shortly after, where he died from his injuries. The incident is classified as attempted murder and a serious weapons offense. Police spokesperson Johnny Gustavsson said several buildings were hit in connection with the shooting. Officers have cordoned off the hospital to allow staff to work undisturbed, while securing evidence and interviewing witnesses at the scene. Prosecutor Immanuel Winbergh stated, "The investigation is at an extremely sensitive stage." According to Eskilstuna-Kuriren, several children witnessed the shooting, and the murder was caught on film. The outlet also reported, citing prosecutors, that five people have been arrested. Police initially stated that no one had been arrested in connection with the Årby shooting, but later reports indicate five arrests. A man has been injured in central Eskilstuna in a separate incident.
Eskilstuna has been rocked by two other recent shootings. On Monday, police were called to a restaurant in Nyfors, near Tunavallen, at 5 p.m., where a 25-year-old man was found with serious gunshot wounds. He was taken to hospital but later died, and the crime classification is now murder, according to police spokesperson Mats Pettersson. Police are analyzing traces from the crime scene and examining surveillance camera footage, but no one is in custody. On Sunday, a 35-year-old man was found shot in the abdomen in a residential area and is seriously injured, according to Mälarsjukhuset. Police cordoned off the area for a technical investigation, which was lifted in the evening, but no one is in custody, said police press spokesperson Olle Älveroth. The relationship between these three Eskilstuna incidents remains unclear.
There is no danger to the public in Norrköping.
In Helsingborg, a man in his 20s was killed and a woman in her 25s was seriously injured in an outdoor shooting, according to Region Skåne. Police duty officer Patric Thelander confirmed the shooting occurred outdoors but declined to comment on suspects, leaving it unclear if anyone has been identified. In Norrköping, police were alerted to a serious crime in the western part of the city around 9 p.m., with a shooting reported in the Marielund area, according to information to NT. One person was injured and taken by ambulance, and police cordoned off an area. Spokesperson Angelica Forsberg said, "There is no danger to the public in Norrköping." Two people have since been arrested, according to police, though initial reports did not mention any arrests.
Other violent incidents have been reported across Sweden. In Södertälje, a shooting in a central residential area around 7:30 a.m. left a man with very serious injuries, according to police spokesperson Per Fahlström, who said, "The injured man in Södertälje was taken to hospital with very serious injuries." A large police operation is underway and a large area has been cordoned off, but no arrests have been made. In Halmstad, one person was injured in a shooting. In Malmö, an injured person was found in the Holma district, and several perpetrators left the scene. Additionally, a person was shot and injured in Frösunda, Solna, and injuries were reported in connection with a bonfire in Hjortsberga. It is not known whether the shootings in Helsingborg, Norrköping, Södertälje, Halmstad, and Malmö are connected, and suspects have not been identified in several cases.
The injured man in Södertälje was taken to hospital with very serious injuries.
The investigation is at an extremely sensitive stage.