Libaan Warsame takes part in SVT's new documentary series Stockholm's gang war - behind the headlines that depict how gang violence arose and seek answers on how to stop it.
He lives in the Järva area and has founded the association "Stop the shootings" which provides support to those who have lost loved ones.
- The emptiness that we feel, it is enormous.
Living close to violence
In working on the documentary, producer Kicki Sehlstedt has spoken to people who live or work close to the violence, and many of them say that it is possible to reverse the trend.
But it requires everyone to work together, not just the police and social services.
- We have actually seen that things have turned around in Järva.
The trend right now is fewer people shot to death, fewer shootings, more murders being solved and more young people graduating with perfect grades, she says.
The violence comes in waves
According to Criminal Commissioner Gunnar Appelgren, research shows that violence comes in waves, and what we are seeing now in Stockholm is a "wave peak", which can be triggered by various events.
- It could be that someone gets out of prison.
Or that someone who traveled abroad comes back.
He describes that the police have developed their methodology in recent years.
Above all, it is about getting rid of those who drive the violence and increasing the risk of detection.
- We do this partly with uniformed police, but also with reconnaissance and covert means of coercion.
In the video, Libaan Warsame tells more about the time after his son's death.