‘Several dead’ in Sweden shooting as cops launch hunt for man who ‘fled on electric scooter’

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SEVERAL people have reportedly been killed in a mass shooting attack in Sweden.

A major police operation is underway after shots rang out in Vaksala Square in central Uppsala.

Police officers at a crime scene in Uppsala, Sweden.Cops are seen after several people were reportedly killed in a mass shooting attack in the centre of Uppsala, SwedenSVT
Empty cobblestone square with food trucks and picnic tables.A major police operation is underway in Vaksala Square in Uppsala

The police said in a statement that they had received calls from members of the public who said they had heard noise that sounded like gunfire in the centre of the city.

“Several people have been found with injuries that indicate gunfire,” the police said.

A large area was cordoned off, and several investigative measures were underway at the scene, they added.

It is understood that cops are hunting for a suspect who reportedly fled on a scooter.

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