Numerous witnesses were present at Rekarnegymnasiet when the shooting occurred around 3:30 p.m. The police have gathered testimonies, videos, and photos related to the incident, but as of Friday, no suspects have been identified. The crime is being investigated as a suspected murder. According to the police, two individuals dressed in dark clothing were seen fleeing the scene on an electric scooter. The victim was taken to Mälar Hospital, where he later died. Although he was a student at the high school, there is no indication that the shooting was related to the school environment. The police believe that the incident is linked to a current gang conflict in Eskilstuna. The two suspects are likely still in Eskilstuna, and the police are appealing for information from the public. Several support groups, including the Group for Psychosocial Care and the mobile team from Trygga Unga, were present at the scene of the shooting. The police are also collaborating with the municipality on various safety measures. As of Friday, the support phone line had not received many calls.
There were many witnesses at the scene of the shooting, which happened around 3:30 p.m. at Rekarnegymnasiet, and police have collected testimonies, videos and photos related to the incident.
On Friday, there were still no suspects in the crime, which is being investigated as a suspected murder.
– The information we have is that there are supposed to be two people who disappear from the scene on an electric scooter and that they are dressed in dark clothes. We are processing the information that has come in, says Camilla Helgesson, acting head of investigations for the police in Sörmland, at a press conference on Friday.
The shot was taken to Mälar Hospitaland the police learned at 5 pm that he had died.
He was a student at the high school, but there is no indication that the incident was connected to the school environment. According to the police, the man figures in several previous investigations linked to a current gang conflict in Eskilstuna.
– We have no knowledge that he would have been exposed to threats, says Camilla Helgesson.
According to the police, the two suspected perpetrators are likely still in Eskilstuna, and they are appealing for information from the public that could lead to their arrest.
At the same time, you work with safety-creating measures together with the municipality, which has activated several support groups.
One of the groups that is at the scene of the shooting is the Group for Psychosocial Care (Posom).
– We are at the barriers and moving in the area around there, Ann-Louise Bergquist, who is in charge of the group, tells TT.
A support phone line opened had not received so many calls.
– No, not as I have heard, it is relatively new and we also believe that people seek us out where we are, says Ann-Louise Bergquist.
Besides the Posom group will the mobile team from Trygga Unga will be on duty during the Friday afternoon and evening and several of the leisure centers in Eskilstuna will also be open, writes TT.