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May 26, 2012
Four wounded in Gothenburg shootout
Published: 22 Apr 11 15:58 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/33358/20110422/
Four men were shot in Gothenburg on Friday, two of which were gunned down, on a busy street in Hisingen, a northern locale of Gothenburg.
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Both managed to stay alive, according to Ulf Edberg, spokesperson for the Gothenburg police.
“It is unclear how seriously injured the men are but all are living," he told the TT news agency.
“With some it was more urgent than with others."
The two targeted individuals were shot in the same place but police won’t say exactly how many shots were fired.
Three of the gunshot victims were taken to Sahlgrenska Hospital, while the fourth was taken to Östra Hospital.
The police remain very tight-lipped about the incident.
"We ourselves do not yet have a clear picture of what happened. And we have yet to hear from any witnesses so therefore I cannot reveal what we know. Witnesses can be influenced by what they hear from other places," Edberg said.
Shortly after 3pm police confirmed that a total of four people have been hospitalized, sustaining injuries related to the shooting.
"There are four people with various injuries," Edberg said through the police website.
The area has been cordoned off with a large number of police officers grooming the site in search of the offenders.
No arrests have been made.
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These people are creating chaos, either for political reasons or other. In Gothenburg, I know there are some drub mafia related issues as well. But, the police should take action now, and should get the training to handle issues with BALLS!
Little wonder with the mob being given virtually a free hand to operate at will.
The cops already allow them to control the nightlife and other lucrative businesses almost as they please.
How much longer before they have a major influence at high levels of govt .....,if they haven't done so already that is ?
NATO may have to send the Gripens back home.
The main question is, are the victims of the burned-out buying new Saabs?
But wait, maybe they have -- maybe the truth is that you can only take guns away from those who don't break the law. Criminals will always have them.
Perhaps Sweden is a good example for the NRA to justify their cause?
Looks like you gottem (guns), whether you like it or not. Thus the lesson here! Wake up fool, gun control only takes guns away from nice people, not bad guys.
Nice jab at Texas. Texas was not a member of this discussion until you choose to attack them. I bet there are a lot of Jews who would feel safer in Texas than Malmo (all of them, at least those who are brave enough to continue to live in Malmo).
@ ooh456... there are many legally held firearms in Sweden used for sport shooting.
Please cite your source: 2,500 / 2 seems odd. Especially since two were "gunned down" in this one incident. Please also extend your analysis and include the percentage of these crimes that were committed illegally :). Finally please include in your analysis the percentage of illegal citizens in each region and the crime in those communities. Sweden is blessed with a homo-genius society where crime is minimized. Low gun crime is more a result of this than the legal status of guns. As you can see, as Sweden's society changes to become more multicultural, crime is going up. Texas is very multicultural. I would suggest you compare apples and to apples, not apple to oranges.
From what I can see, it looks like the Swedish medical system kills more people than guns in Texas. Since Texas has many more people than Sweden, the percentage is much higher than Texas. Does this mean that Swedish medicine is more harmful than Texas guns?