The 16 -year -old arrested in the investigation of last Tuesday in downtown Upsala, in the, was released, but three men arrested, the prosecutor, who has undertaken the investigation into the case, said today.
“They were downgraded during his temporary detention,” said Prosecutor Andreas Naiberg.
Two men aged 25 and 35 were arrested yesterday, Thursday, for “incitement to murder” and a third of the age of about 20 was arrested during the night, as a murder suspect, he said.
The three victims, aged 15 to 20, were killed late Tuesday afternoon in a hairdresser of this university city, which is about 60 kilometers north of Stockholm, shocking its inhabitants.
According to Swedish media, at least one of the victims had relationships with organized crime. This information was not confirmed by the police.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulvis Christrson condemned “a completely extreme act of violence”, which “looks almost like execution”.
Sweden has been trying for years to eliminate a wave of fire attacks and explosive mechanisms from opposing gangs, mainly to control drug smuggling.
Upsala was the basis of two of the most well -known leader of opposing gangs in the country, Ismail Abdo and Raua Magid. However, the two men are believed to orchestrate their business from abroad.
The city also faced a wave of violence “since 2023 after the murder of Ismail Abdo’s mother” in a vendetta linked to the war between his gang, Rube, with that of Raua Magid, Fuxtrot had announced the Tuesday.
