Malmo shooting: Gunman 'opens fire' at shopping mall in city of Malmo, which was evacuated by police

At least two people are wounded in Swedish mall shooting as ‘gunman opens fire’: Armed police evacuate Malmo shopping centre after ‘gang-related fight breaks out’

  •  Swedish police have cordoned off Emporia shopping centre in Malmo
  •  Local newspaper reports that two people have been injured 
  • The incident is not believed to be ongoing and police have been contacted 

Swedish police said on Friday they had cordoned off part of a shopping centre in the city of Malmo after a shooting incident.

‘Shots have been fired at the Emporia shopping centre in Malmo,’ they said in a statement. 

‘The police are at the scene with a large amount of resources and the location has been cordoned off.’

Malmo shooting: Gunman 'opens fire' at shopping mall in city of Malmo, which was evacuated by police

Malmo shooting: Gunman ‘opens fire’ at shopping mall in city of Malmo, which was evacuated by police

Shoppers were evacuated from the Emporia mall on Friday amid reports of a gunman in the area

Shoppers were evacuated from the Emporia mall on Friday amid reports of a gunman in the area

The statement gave no further information.

Daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter quoted police spokesman Jimmy Modin as saying that two people had been injured in the incident.

‘This is no longer an ongoing incident,’ the paper quoted him saying.

Modin said he had no information on the seriousness of the injuries the two people had sustained in the shooting.

The police could not immediately be reached for comment.

Police spokesman Jimmy Modin has been quoted as saying that two people had been injured in the incident

Police spokesman Jimmy Modin has been quoted as saying that two people had been injured in the incident

Location of the Emporia shopping centre in Malmo, Sweden, where the incident took place

Location of the Emporia shopping centre in Malmo, Sweden, where the incident took place

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