Swedish police shoot jewel thief in the head
Published: 4 Jan 13 12:15 CET | Print version
Updated: 4 Jan 13 14:40 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/45428/20130104/
A robber was shot in the head by police on Friday after he and three others exchanged fire with officers in Södertälje, one hour south of Stockholm, after trying to rob a jewellery store in a shopping mall.
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Speaking later with TV4, an officer leading the operation explained that the robber had been shot in the head.
He has since been taken to hospital, but the extent of his injuries remains unclear.
"He's sedated now," the officer told TV4.
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Police received a call around 11.30am on Friday about an armed robbery at a jewellery store.
The local newspaper Länstidningen (LT) reported that several shots were fired.
Police confirm that they engaged in a shoot-out with four masked robbers.
"We were first told that three of them had gone into the store while a fourth stayed in the vehicle," said Sven-Erik Olsson, spokesman at Stockholm County police headquarters.
"Shots were exchanged between police and the perpetrators."
Olsson said police didn't know whether the robbers made off with any jewellery.
A witness told the TT news agency that the incident left bystanders shocked and in tears.
"I was on the escalator, about ten or 15 meters away and heard people screaming. The crashed through the display and started taking things," the witness said.
"It was so brutal. People were terrified."
No one else was injured in the incident and police have deployed a helicopter in their search for the perpetrators, who reportedly escaped in a silver Audi.
"It's a serious crime. We're putting a lot of resources into it," he told TT.
Later on Friday afternoon, police located the first getaway vehicle, explaining that the robbers likely switched to another car.
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Söder"Juarez"tälje is insanely dangerous!
James 7, You are a troubled person. You have mental issues. Please go and seek medical help.
I don't think you are originally Swedish. I think you are from Russia & your family moved to this country about 30 years ago. Please let the pure Swedish express their opinion on such matters.
Joeblack
Please let the true Swedish express their opinion on such matters.
you are one Racist dude and you have mental issues. I will suggest that you should go and get some medical assistant.
Hey, wake up! Don't you know the Swedish media go out of their way to avoid mentioning the ethnicity of suspects, even when such information is pertinent to the case?
I think the chace is more than even that the police did not shoot this guy between his BLUE eyes.
From a taxpayer perspective it would be advantagous if the shot proved fatal. Treating this guy in hospital is expensive, incarcerating him in one of the country's penitentiary hotels afterwards will cost even more.
Wow .. not just for this article but for every other article in this Locel.se.
what that is indicating is this guy is firstly, a Russian or member of former Soviet Union. So he is not Swedish.
Secondly, he has something wrong with other foreign immigrants like him and let me guess you are a racist and you want us the (Swedish people) to hate them (all non white immigrants) and be nice with you.
Thirdly : Let me guess you are unemployed since you have all the time to sit and wait to comment with same words (copy and paste).
you think swedish are fool, and we do not know how to govern ourself and also you think we are weak. and you are questioning our governments ability to lead our country. Excuse me M....Fa.. what you are doing why you are here. if you don't like us back home. or you will be get the same as this robber. do not F.. with ´Swedish police with your A-K47 FROM HOME.