The motive was unclear but the police said they were investigating if the shooting had been gang-related. By Eve Sampson and Christina Anderson A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder in Sweden,

Three young people were gunned down at a hair salon in Uppsala, Sweden, in what may be the latest act of gang-related violence.

Swedish police have detained a 16-year-old suspected of shooting and killing three people in the city of Uppsala on Tuesday.

Three people were killed in a shooting in the Swedish city of Uppsala on Tuesday (April 29) and a murder investigation has been launched, police said. Police said it was investigating the shooting as a homicide and that it had no information about the incident being a terror or hate crime at this point.

Three people have been killed in a shooting in the Swedish city of Uppsala, police have confirmed. The shooting took place at a hair salon close to Vaksala Square in the centre of the city, local media reported. The shooter, who fled on a scooter, is still on the run, according to the reports.