Gunnar Strömmer (M) on the shooting in Älvsjö: "Very unpleasant"

Many in the area knew the 25-year-old woman who was shot to death in Älvsjö last Friday.

She worked with young people in the municipality's youth activities and was looked after on the upper floor of a sports facility. At the same time, hundreds of young people were present in a nearby sports hall where both a football match and a floorball match were taking place.

- It is clear that you feel a great deal of discomfort, says Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M).

He says that it is particularly serious when this type of act of violence takes place in the middle of society where other people move, especially where children stay and are touched. The motive behind the shooting is still unclear and the two minors who were arrested on suspicion of the murder deny any crime.

Possible revenge motive

According to information to SVT, the police see revenge as a possible motive, as a close relative of the woman was on a so-called "death list".

- Exactly what this is, and how we should understand it, is a little too early for me to say, but I have great understanding that many people feel affected, says Strömmer and continues:

- I have understood that this was a highly valued employee in the district, that it is a person with whom many sports associations have a relationship. It is clear that this is above all a great tragedy for the young woman who was shot dead and her family.

Society must step forward

It is not uncommon for acts of violence against relatives to lead to acts of revenge. But according to Gunnar Strömmer, it is too early to say whether this crime risks leading to an escalation of violence in the near future.

- We have to wait and see what we come up with.

Strömmer believes that the work to make residents in the area feel safe is now about presence and the interaction between the police and the municipality, through the district administration and civil society.

- Society together must step forward in a situation like this, says Gunnar Strömmer.