Earlier in the evening, the police confirmed to SVT that a serious crime had occurred in Bjurholm, and that the police have an ongoing operation there. At 9.30 pm, RLC officer André Westberg writes on the police's site that a man in his 50s has been found dead, and it is suspected that he was killed. A preliminary investigation into the murder has begun.
“Right now, intensive investigative work is underway where crime scene investigation and various types of information-gathering measures are underway. In connection with that work, a person was arrested who is now arrested on probable cause on suspicion of the crime, ” says David Helgesson, head of serious crime in Västerbotten.
At the moment, the police are not going out with any more information about the incident.