The last few weeks' spiral of violence in Södertälje, with five shootings and three deaths, is suspected of having links to previous acts of violence.
- There is a great risk of retaliation and further shootings.
We have to be prepared for that, but we do everything we can to prevent it, says police area manager Catrine Kimerius Wikström to SVT.
In addition to the focus on finding weapons, the police are trying to make their presence in the affected area more visible.
- The challenge is when you are as motivated as these perpetrators appear to be.
They don't really care if we are here or about other people's lives, or their own, she tells SVT.