Three persons were killed in a shooting in Sweden.
The event in Uppsala has prompted the commencement of a murder inquiry.
Witnesses informed local media that they heard five bullets and saw people scurrying for shelter.
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A police vehicle near the scene of the shooting where several people were injured and three killed in Uppsala.
Police officers work the scene of the shooting.
Police said they were investigating the shooting as a homicide and did not know whether it was a terror or hate crime-related occurrence at this time.
A police spokeswoman stated they received information that someone had left the scene on an electric scooter, but it was unclear if they were a suspect, witness, or otherwise.
Following gang shootings throughout the nation, electric scooters have been employed as a form of transportation on many occasions.
Uppsala, a city around 70 kilometers (43 miles) north of Stockholm, has had a number of gang-related shootings during the last decade, albeit mainly outside the city center.
