Three killed in shooting in Uppsala, Sweden

We are trying to get a grasp of what has happened. This is a serious event and we are working with full force,

a police spokesman said

People should not be afraid to come tomorrow,

Klarin said

We have three people confirmed dead, but we have not confirmed their identities yet,

said police spokesman Magnus Jansson Klarin

It's normally a quiet neighbourhood, I do my shopping here every day,

said Elias Sundgren, a student at the local university

A brutal act of violence has occurred in central Uppsala ... This is at the same time as the whole of Uppsala has begun Walpurgis Night. What has happened is extremely serious,

Strommer said in a statement

Three people are confirmed dead after a shooting ... The police are investigating the incident as a homicide,

investigators said in a statement

We have information that a person left the scene on an electric scooter,

a police spokesperson told Reuters

We have received several reports of gunshots in the area

Police spokesman Magnus Jansson Klarin said

Several people have been found with injuries that indicate gunfire,

the police said

To be honest, you start to get used to it, but it's not pleasant at all,

said Henrik Envall, who runs a record store nearby

I heard five to six shots,

a witness who lives nearby told Aftonbladet