Two people were shot dead in Gothenburg. The police in the Swedish city said on Sunday morning that it was a man aged around 25 and a man between 30 and 40.
Witnesses saw a person running away from the scene. A car was confiscated, as the broadcaster SVT reported. The background to the crime late Saturday evening in southwest Gothenburg was initially unclear.
Commentators suspected a connection with the rampant gang violence in the EU state. This is essentially about the lucrative drug business. Deadly shots are fired again and again, particularly hitting young men and teenagers with a migrant background.
The Scandinavian country has been struggling with rising crime figures for several years. Dozens of gangs are fighting each other; according to the government, an estimated 30,000 people are members of criminal gangs. It’s primarily about the big money that can be made in the lucrative drug business. Sweden has become a transit country for cocaine from Latin America on its way to Europe, according to Swedish customs.
