At 03.27 an alarm was received about bangs heard in the area and information about a suspected injured person. When police went to the scene, they found a gunshot wounded woman near a gas station.

The injury situation is unknown, but she was taken by ambulance to hospital.

- We do not want to leave too many details as it is an ongoing effort, Anna Westberg at the Stockholm Police tells SVT Nyheter shortly after 04 o'clock.

Investigated as attempted murder

According to the police, it is a "relatively young woman" who has been shot. The shooting is being investigated as an attempted murder.

The police have cordoned off a large area and at 08:00 on Sunday morning, the police technicians were still on site.

- We will work fully with the case during the day. It's about track security, checking surveillance cameras and talking to people who may have seen or heard something, says Eva Nilsson at the Stockholm Police.

No one has been arrested yet.