The circumstances surrounding the shooting are not entirely clear, but the police now say that it is a 12-year-old girl who was shot dead in Botkyrka during the night until Sunday.
"I am aware that no words are enough for the one who has lost a child in this terrible way, but I still want to say that our thoughts go to you and that we share your grief in this difficult time," the Interior Minister said in a written comment. to TT.
He emphasizes that the government will continue to fight organized crime with "more police, tougher penalties and preventive work".
"Bottomless sad"There are also reactions from the opposition.
"It is bottomless sad that the severe violence in Sweden continues to reap so many victims. The thoughts go mainly to the girl's relatives. It takes a proper overhaul of legal policy to make Sweden safer ", writes Johan Forssell, the Moderates' legal policy spokesman, on Twitter.
No one has yet been arrested in connection with the investigation of the shooting, which occurred during the night until Sunday. It is also not clear why the girl was at the scene.