Expert Warns of 'Terrible Year' As Swedish Fatal Shootings Break Records

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Expert Warns of 'Terrible Year' As Swedish Fatal Shootings on Track to Break Records

14 April 2022



85 Per Cent Of Sweden's Fatal Shooting Suspects Come From Foreign Backgrounds

Swedish police gang crime expert Gunnar Appelgren has warned Sweden could be in for a "terrible year" as the number of fatal shootings could break new records if current trends continue. On Sunday, Sweden — once a peaceful state of less than ten million souls — saw its 20th fatal shooting this year, and if trends continue the country may be seeing a new record for fatal shootings this year. So far 2022 has seen the most fatal shootings from January to April of any year since the Swedish police began to publish records of shootings in November of 2016. ... Swedish Police Authority spoke to broadcaster SVT regarding the trend for this year saying, "If you look at the start of this year, there are more deaths, but about as many shootings as there were in 2020.

Stockholm's main train station

Appelgren noted that many of the killings are related to criminal gang activity and revenge conflicts between gang members. "There are still very violent conflicts and spirals where revenge begets revenge. The very first crime of trying to shoot someone dead creates this spiral of violence," he said.

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