At least two people wounded in Swedish mall shooting as 'gunman opens fire' with suspect arrested

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At least two people are wounded in Swedish mall shooting as 'gunman opens fire': Armed police arrest suspect after 'gang-related fight' at Malmo shopping centre

 Swedish police have cordoned off Emporia shopping centre in Malmo Local newspaper reports that two people have been injured Police have arrested a suspect and the incident is not thought to be ongoing 

By Elena Salvoni For Mailonline

Published: 13:05 EDT, 19 August 2022 | Updated: 13:57 EDT, 19 August 2022

At least two people have been wounded in a shooting at a Swedish shopping mall today, police have said.

The Emporia shopping centre in Malmo was surrounded by armed officers at around 5pm local time and police say they have now arrested a suspect.

The building was evacuated and partly cordoned off as panicked witnesses described scenes of chaos.

Police officers cordon off an area outside the Emporia shopping centre in Malmo, Sweden

The incident occurred around 5pm local time, with armed police descending on the scene

Unconfirmed reports suggest that the shooting was part of a gang-related fight.

'Shots have been fired at the Emporia shopping centre in Malmo,' police said in a statement. 

'The police are at the scene with a large amount of resources and the location has been cordoned off.'

Emergency services surrounded the area as shoppers fled the mall. 

Malmo shooting: Gunman 'opens fire' at shopping mall in city of Malmo, which was evacuated by police

Shoppers were evacuated from the Emporia mall on Friday amid reports of a gunman in the area

Armed police at the scene of the mall shooting, in which two people are believed to be injured

The statement gave no further information.

Daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter quoted police spokesman Jimmy Modin as saying that two people had been injured in the incident.

'This is no longer an ongoing incident,' the paper quoted him saying.

Modin said he had no information on the seriousness of the injuries the two people had sustained in the shooting.

The police could not immediately be reached for comment.

Police spokesman Jimmy Modin has been quoted as saying that two people had been injured in the incident

A suspect has now been arrested in what unconfirmed reports suggest was a 'gang-related' fight

Location of the Emporia shopping centre in Malmo, Sweden, where the incident took place

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