Shooting: Göteborg, thursday 12 may 2022

Outdoor

Shooting and explosion at Frölunda square last night. Empty casings have been found at the scene in connection with the technical crime scene investigation. As far as is known, no one was injured in the shooting, and the police currently have no suspects either. It is not clear whether the incident has any connection with the explosion that later took place on Frölunda square during Thursday morning.

The photo shows the approximate location of the shooting (Frölunda torg, Göteborg), based on what is currently known about the event.

Time and location

Frölunda torg Göteborg municipality

The shooting took place on Thursday may 12 at 12:30 am.

11.3 percent of all shootings are carried out between 0 am and 1 am.

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Wounded/Fatalities

No one was wounded or killed in this shooting.

Göteborg municipality: Historical trend

Line chart, monthly number of shootings in Göteborg

2018-2023: Shootings in Göteborg municipality per month

12 months rolling average

Göteborg municipality: Other shootings this year

During 2022 took place 22 shooting incidents have been reported in the municipality. The last ones took place Tue, 29 Nov 2022 (Apartment shot through the front door) and Tue, 08 Nov 2022 (Man with suspected gunshot wounds found in car in Gårdsten).

More statistics, map over where in Göteborg the shootings have taken place, diagram and list of all shootings in the municiaplity can be found on the overview page for Göteborg.

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