One person was killed and 3 others were wounded in a shooting incident that occurred on Saturday evening near the "Varsta" shopping centre, south of the Swedish capital, Stockholm, the police reported.
Police said in a press release that they arrested two people in connection with the incident at a later time.
With this incident, the number of dead and injured in shooting incidents in the Stockholm region rose to 7 in less than 24 hours.
Statistics compiled by Swedish police said 18 people were killed and 41 others were injured in 144 shooting incidents across Sweden during the first five months of 2023.
In addition, 10 deaths were recorded during that period in the Stockholm region.
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