The mother of a well-known Swedish gang leader has been shot through the window of the house.
Swedish police are watching after arresting gang criminals in Stockholm in January this year. Now the Swedish police fear that the gang war may escalate.
The short version
- The mother of a notorious Swedish gang leader has been shot dead in her home in Uppsala. This is the 31st murder in gang wars in Sweden this year.
- Swedish police have beefed up security measures, fearing reprisals. Two young men were arrested after the murder, but it is unclear if the arrest is related to the crime.
- Gang wars have escalated in Sweden since the winter, as gangs fight for control of the drug market. There were 247 shooting incidents in 2023, killing 31 people and injuring 73 others, and 120 bomb explosions.
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The murder could have dire consequences for the gang war that has characterized Sweden since last winter. Swedish police have warned that Sinsk police fear a further escalation of gang violence Swedish Radio.
A woman in her 60s was shot dead at her home in Uppsala on Thursday. She was shot through the window. Police suspect it was a targeted killing.
Her son is a known gang leader in Sweden. For several years, he had a central role in the Foxtrot criminal network, controlled by Kurdish fox Rawa Majeed.
– He was a very reliable foxtrot man, according to the Swede P3 Crimea.
There are many indications that his mother is now the 31st murder victim in Sweden’s gang wars so far this year.
Swedish Police: – The situation is incredibly tense
The police were the first to respond as they received a report of a heart attack. But when they arrived, they quickly realized it was murder.
The woman was shot through the window. The case is being investigated as a murder.
The police sent a number of patrols and intensified security measures for fear of reprisals.
Two young men have now been arrested after the woman was killed. But it is not known if the arrest was related to the murder.
– It’s an incredibly delicate and tense situation, regional director Gali Bulgarivius of the Swedish Police tells Sveriges Radio.
This is not the first time that gang war has affected family members and innocent people. The cycle of violence and reprisals has affected family members many times over.
247 shootings in one year – 31 deaths
Sweden has suffered from gang wars between criminal gangs from various minority communities for several years. But this winter, conflict broke out between two of Sweden’s biggest gangs.
The two criminal networks are fighting for control of the drug market in Sweden.
It sparked a wave of violence in Stockholm and many other Swedish cities.
- According to the Swedish police, there have been 247 shootings so far in 2023. After the murder of the gang leader’s mother, the death toll is now 31. In addition, 73 people were injured.
- Clashes between criminal minorities also led to a number of bomb attacks. So far, there have been 120 bomb explosions in Sweden this year.
August was the worst month so far this year, with 19 explosions, according to a tally from the National Security Agency Swedish police.
Police technicians work outside a Stockholm home that was bombed this spring. So far this year, there have been 247 shooting incidents and 120 bomb explosions, largely linked to criminal groups with immigrant backgrounds.
He controls the guerrilla war in Sweden from abroad
Kurdish fox – RAWA Majid – controls his criminal network Foxtrot from Türkiye. His family is from Iraq.
To escape from the Swedish police, he fled to Türkiye and obtained Turkish citizenship. It is said that the son of the murdered woman was in Türkiye with Majid Express.
On the other side of the gang war is the Dalen Network. It is run by the “Greek” Mikael Tenzos. He was convicted of a number of crimes, but he also fled abroad. Among other things, he managed drug trafficking from Spain.
Conflicts in the immigrant criminal milieu are one of the reasons why the Sweden Democrats are now the second largest party in Sweden in a number of polls. On the other hand, criminals are funded by the high drug consumption of Swedes from all walks of life.
The murder of the gang leader’s mother is now linked to a bloody and ruthless struggle within the Foxtrot gang.
– He predicts that there will be revenge
Well-known Swedish crime journalist Diamant Saliho points out that there was a huge split internally in the environment surrounding the Kurdish fox.
He adds that many of the people I spoke to expected retaliation svt.
The Foxtrot network has reportedly been split. This has led to several dramatic assassinations. A house was bombed in Uppsala in January, and shortly thereafter a villa was shot with more than 15 rounds.
– There are influential people involved, and they chose different parties. According to my information, this shooting may be a response to this division, says Saleho svt.
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