The teenage boys were reported missing - the same day as the murder in Älvsjö

Shortly after 9:00 p.m. last Friday, a 25-year-old woman was shot to death in Kämpetorpshallarna in Älvsjö in southern Stockholm. Shortly afterwards, two boys – 16 and 17 years old – were arrested on suspicion of the murder.

On the same day that the fatal shooting took place, both boys were reported missing, according to SVT. The boys, who are from the Gothenburg area, do not have any known gang connections.

Together, however, they have been suspected of vandalism in connection with an incident at a school that a person with insight describes as a prank.

- I got the impression that they are two ordinary schoolboys who would play a prank, not that they are the kind who cause trouble.

Both boys are now wanted in custody on probable cause on suspicion of murder and serious weapons offences. Both have previously denied wrongdoing.

- They are suspected of having carried out the murder together, says senior prosecutor Lukas Tigerstrand.

Detention negotiations with the two boys will take place on Tuesday.

Hundreds of young people were present

Hundreds of young people were inside the Kämpetorpshallarna when the murder was committed. The woman was shot on the upper floor of the sports facility, where fewer people are said to have been. She later died in hospital.

The motive behind the shooting death is still unclear, but one of the theories that the police are investigating is that it is revenge. A relative of the woman was sentenced to prison in 2023 for several crimes.

The relative has also been charged with murder and attempted murder, which he was later acquitted of.