Teenagers who were detained after triple murder in a Swedish hair salon were released. 3 men arrested

one Arrested in Sweden at the age of 16 Prosecutors said Friday that the shooting that killed three young men was no longer a suspect and had been released and three men were arrested.

“Suspicion of the 16-year-old has weakened during his detention. He no longer suspects the crime,” prosecutor Andreas Nyberg said in a statement.

Two men, aged 25 and 35, were arrested on Thursday on suspicion of “inciting murder”, while the third man in his 20s was arrested Thursday to Friday, the statement said.

Three young men aged 15 to 20 were killed in a daytime shooting Tuesday in a shooting at a Boad Daylight salon in Uppsala, about 45 miles north of Stockholm.

The shooting shocked Sweden as the focus on gang violence continues to rise, although police have not confirmed the shooting is gang-related.

Swedish media reported that although police have not confirmed the reports, at least one of the deceased has been linked to the criminal gang.

Prime Minister Ulf Kristerssson called the shooting “extremely violent” on Wednesday, saying it looked like an “execution.”

Uppsala is the base of two of Sweden’s most notorious gangs, Rumba and Foxtrot.

Their leaders, Ismail Abdo and Rawa Majid, are now considered to be actions planned from abroad. The BBC reported that a new chapter of violence in Sweden's gang war began when Abdo's mother was murdered at her home in Uppsala in 2023.

Recent violence in Sweden

Sweden has been working to curb gang conflicts for years, which has led to frequent shootings and bomb attacks across the country occasionally claiming innocent victims.

Media reports said a mother and her child were seriously injured last week when a homemade bomb ripped apart the house, adding that a neighbor suspected of being associated with a criminal gang was the real target.

In early April, two people were killed in a suspected gang battle in Gothenburg, and Famous rapper was shot In a gang war in the city in December.

Perpetrators are usually young teenagers as contract killers because they are under 15 years old, and are the era of criminal responsibility in Sweden.

The Swedish government has introduced new legislation that will allow police to eavesdrop on children under the age of 15 to curb violence.

According to official data, 92 murders were recorded in 2024, 29 fewer than in 2023, the lowest level since 2014.

According to the Swedish National Crime Prevention Commission, 296 shootings were reported, one in five a year ago.

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's center-right minority government is backed by anti-immigrant Swedish Democrats, which came to power in 2022 and vowed to commit crimes.

Sweden is also The worst mass shooting in February When Rickard Andersson, 35, entered the Risbergska Adult Education Center in Orebro, shot 10 people and fired the gun.