Sweden: Police operation continues after shooting incident injures four people in Oxie area of Malmo March 3 /update 1

Event

Police are continuing to investigate an incident in which four people were shot in the vicinity of a grocery store on Lertegelvagen in the Oxie area of Malmo March 3. Authorities say that all injured people have been transported to a hospital and that no suspect was immediately arrested in connection with the case.

The investigation and associated heightened security measures are likely to cause localized transport and business disruptions in Oxie through the early morning hours of March 4.

Advice

Avoid the area until police give the all-clear. Allow for additional travel time and seek alternative routes that bypass Oxie. Heed the instructions of security personnel.