Shooting: Alingsås, tuesday 18 april 2023
Outdoor
A person has fired an automatic weapon in a forest area in Alingsås. At the same time, there is a fire in the forest area, which has been cordoned off by the police. According to the police, it concerns mental illness and a person with an automatic weapon who is in the forest. Witnesses report hearing a volley of gunfire.
The photo shows the approximate location of the shooting (Kungälvsvägen, Kvarnabacken, Alingsås), based on what is currently known about the event.
Time and location
Kungälvsvägen, Kvarnabacken, Alingsås municipality
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1.8 percent of all shootings are carried out between 12 pm and 1 pm.
Wounded/Fatalities
No one has been reported wounded or killed in this shooting.
2018-2023: Shootings in Alingsås municipality per month
Alingsås municipality: Other shootings this year
This was the only shooting in Alingsås municipality during 2023.
More statistics, map over where in Alingsås the shootings have taken place, diagram and list of all shootings in the municiaplity can be found on the overview page for Alingsås.