- After a shooting, the risk is increased for a few weeks that it will happen again nearby.
When we see an act of violence like this, it can be an indicator that we have a conflict that can lead to more acts of violence and spirals of revenge, says criminologist Manne Gerell at Malmö University.
From the police's side, they say that they have a high level of preparedness for possible revenge actions.
- Violence can beget violence.
If a serious act of violence occurs and there may be links to an ongoing conflict, we go into extra readiness, says police spokesperson Nils Norling.
Are there links to an ongoing conflict?
- What we have said is that we cannot see that it is a random act of violence, but we do not want to go into further details.
No arrests
The man who was injured in the shooting in Malmö on Wednesday is considered to have minor injuries.
No one has yet been arrested for the crime.
Earlier it was reported that the police were looking for two people, information Nils Norling now refutes.
- We cannot specify how many we are looking for.
Revenge spiral in Stockholm
The explosions and shootings that occurred in Stockholm at the beginning of the year can be linked to the type of revenge spiral Manne Gerell researched.
- It is revenge and revenge on revenge from both sides.
Then there will be high levels of violence and that is something we saw in Malmö a few years ago, he says.