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February 13, 2012
US-based Swede shot dead in Trollhättan
Published: 5 Aug 09 09:11 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/21114/20090805/
A 36-year-old Swede resident in the United States was shot dead during a visit to his family's home in Trollhättan in western Sweden on Tuesday in a suspected murder believed to have been witnessed by the victim's two year-old son.
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The man moved to the United States ten years ago but originally came from Trollhättan and had been on holiday in Sweden when he was shot dead, Aftonbladet reports. He had planned to leave Sweden on Tuesday.
"A forensics investigation has been conducted at the scene and a preliminary investigation has indicated murder or manslaughter," said Robert Edh, commander of the police communication centre in Gothenburg.
Police have questioned the man's relatives and spoken with neighbours in search of witnesses. A crisis team has also worked with the man's family.
The 2-year-old's mother has been contacted by the police and is travelling from the US to Sweden to be reunited with her son.
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However there is something more to this story - as the Swedish police are alluding to a "Hotbild" - threats - around the man who died - although exactly what this is is unknown
http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article5609042.ab