Swedish Police Detain 16-Year Old Murder Suspect Over Uppsala Shootings

Swedish Police Detain 16-Year Old Murder Suspect Over Uppsala Shootings
Police officers work on-site a day after a deadly shooting, at Vaksala Square, in Uppsala, Sweden, on April 30, 2025. TT News Agency/Fredrik Sandberg via Reuters
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STOCKHOLM—Swedish police detained a 16-year-old early on Wednesday on suspicion of murdering three people in a hair salon in the city of Uppsala, prosecutors said.

The victims, aged 15–20, were shot dead late on Tuesday afternoon just as Uppsala, a university town 40 minutes north of Stockholm, was gearing up for Walpurgis Night, one of the busiest holidays in the city.