At least two people wounded in Swedish mall shooting as ‘gunman opens fire’ with suspect arrested

At least two people have been wounded in a shooting at a Swedish shopping mall today, police have said.

The Emporia shopping centre in Malmo was surrounded by emergency services at around 5pm local time.

The building was evacuated as panicked witnesses described scenes of chaos as armed police descended on the area.

Police say they have now arrested a suspect.

Police officers cordon off an area outside the Emporia shopping centre in Malmo, Sweden

The incident occurred around 5pm local time, with armed police descending on the scene

Unconfirmed reports suggest that the shooting was part of a gang-related fight.

‘Shots have been fired at the Emporia shopping centre in Malmo,’ police said in a statement. 

‘The police are at the scene with a large amount of resources and the location has been cordoned off.’

Malmo shooting: Gunman ‘opens fire’ at shopping mall in city of Malmo, which was evacuated by police

Shoppers were evacuated from the Emporia mall on Friday amid reports of a gunman in the area

Armed police at the scene of the mall shooting, in which two people are believed to be injured

The statement gave no further information.

Daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter quoted police spokesman Jimmy Modin as saying that two people had been injured in the incident.

‘This is no longer an ongoing incident,’ the paper quoted him saying.

Modin said he had no information on the seriousness of the injuries the two people had sustained in the shooting.

The police could not immediately be reached for comment.

Police spokesman Jimmy Modin has been quoted as saying that two people had been injured in the incident

Location of the Emporia shopping centre in Malmo, Sweden, where the incident took place