Wild West Stockholm: Gangland violence grips Swedish capital as rapper, 18, is executed on a sports field, a second man is shot dead and bomb blast kills innocent woman, 25, in her home within 12 hours

An 18-year-old rapper executed on a sports field, a second man shot dead and a 25-year-old woman killed in a devastating bomb blast are just the latest victims of gang violence in Stockholm.

The streets of the Swedish capital descended into carnage amid a wave of anarchy, with the three murders committed within 12 hours of each other.

On Wednesday evening, an 18-year-old rapper was shot dead at the Mälarhöjden sports ground in Fruängen, southern Stockholm, in a brazen attack during football practice.

Within hours, one man was killed and another injured in a shooting in Jordbro, south of the Swedish capital. Minutes after police were called to reports of gunfire, a van crashed into a home in the area before two men fled the vehicle.

And early Thursday morning, a 25-year-old woman died in an explosion that ripped through her house and four neighboring buildings in Storvreta, near Uppsala, north of Stockholm.

Footage of the bomb’s aftermath shows the woman’s building destroyed, with broken windows hanging haphazardly outside her home in a scene that witnesses have compared to a war zone.

Footage of the bomb’s aftermath shows the woman’s building destroyed, with broken windows hanging haphazardly outside her home in a scene that witnesses have compared to a war zone.

One man was killed and another injured in a shooting in Jordbro, south of the Swedish capital: police and police dogs pictured at the scene on Thursday morning

Police officers are investigating the scene where a young man was shot dead on Wednesday evening at a sports field in southern Stockholm, Sweden.

On Wednesday evening, an 18-year-old rapper was shot dead at the Mälarhöjden sports ground in Fruängen, southern Stockholm, in a brazen attack during football training (police on site).

Cops believe the woman, a master’s student who was studying to become a teacher, was not the target of the bomb. The real target was a relative of gangster Rawa Majid, known as “Purple Fox”, who lived next door to the victim but appeared to be away at the time, reports Aftonbladet.

“There were screams of panic and the smell of smoke,” said a neighbor of the young woman. Express. “It felt like we were in a war zone.”

The two fatal shootings bring the number of gun violence victims in September to 11, making it the deadliest month for shootings since police began keeping statistics in 2016.

It is unclear whether the shooting or explosion was related, but Swedish media said at least two of the three events were linked to a feud between criminal gangs, a growing problem in Sweden with shootings and suicide bombings. bomb.

Two gangs – one led by Swedish-Turkish dual national Rawa Majid, and the other led by Mikael Tenezos, a former junior ice hockey player known as “The Greek”. – would fight over weapons and drugs.

Tenezos is suspected of being one of Sweden’s biggest drug traffickers as the leader of the Valley Network, known as “Dalen”, and considers Majid a threat.

Majid’s attempts to intrude into the local drug trade reportedly brought him into conflict with Tenezos, with both men ordering attacks on each other’s associates or friends in the Stockholm area.

Police said six people in their 20s – a woman and five men – had been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting in Jordbro, the Swedish newspaper reports. Sydsvenskan.

Concerned residents called police shortly before midnight Wednesday evening after hearing gunshots in the street below their homes. Police arrived at the scene and found two injured men, one seriously, lying on the ground in the street.

Police are investigating after an explosion occurred in a residential area in Storvreta, near Uppsala, Sweden on Thursday morning.

Footage of the bomb’s aftermath shows the woman’s building destroyed, with broken windows hanging haphazardly outside her home in a scene that witnesses have compared to a war zone.

One man killed and another injured in shooting in Jordbro, south of Swedish capital: police pictured at the scene on Thursday morning

Police responded to the scene after a man was shot and killed and another person injured in Jordbro in the early hours of Thursday.

In connection with the fatal shooting of a famous rapper, who has not yet been named, police said they were looking for a gray Toyota RAV4 with tinted rear windows (pictured).

One of the men, who has not been named, died from his injuries in hospital while the second is being treated for less serious injuries. Police have opened an investigation into murder and attempted murder.

Police said two people were arrested following the Uppsala explosion, which was so violent that the facades of two houses were blown away.

In connection with the fatal shooting of a famous rapper, whose identity has not yet been released, police said they were looking for a gray Toyota RAV4 with tinted rear windows.

Earlier this week, two powerful explosions ripped through homes in central Sweden, injuring at least three people and damaging buildings, leaving bricks and sections of windows strewn outside.

Sweden’s center-right government has tightened laws to combat gang-related crime, while Sweden’s police chief said warring gangs had caused an “unprecedented” wave of violence in the country.

Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer reiterated this week that Sweden will increase the sentence from three years to five years for possessing explosives without a license from April 1, when new legislation comes into force.

Magadalena Andersson, leader of the main opposition party, the Social Democrats, told Swedish Radio SR that the army could carry out some functions to free up the police by providing some transport and guard functions.

Mr Strommer said it was “irrelevant to deploy the army”, but that he was prepared to listen to all sides when it came to resolving the wave of violence.