The police were alerted at half past seven about the shooting.

- There were several people out walking their dogs who heard gunfire and called the alarm, says Ola Österling, press spokesperson at the Stockholm Police.

The police found a man with a gunshot wound in central Rissne, outside a residential building.

He is seriously injured and has been taken to hospital.

The police have a big effort on site, says Ola Österling.

- We have all the resources the Stockholm police have in place.

We have pickets, scouts, dogs and helicopters.

The shooting is being investigated as attempted murder.

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A man has been found with gunshot wounds in Rissne in Sundbyberg.

Photo: Kovan Alshawish/SVT