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Shots fired in daring carjacking drama

Two armed assailants prompted an intense police chase during which at least one shot was fired following a brazen carjacking on a highway roadside in central Sweden on Tuesday night.

The a man and a woman, both armed with guns, suddenly appeared on the side of route 40 near Axamo outside of Jönköping and managed to flag down a passing car.

The woman driving the car thought the two men needed assistance following an accident, but instead found herself being forced away from her vehicle at gun point.

The suspects then drove off, leaving the woman stranded.

Police eventually gave chase and opened fire when the suspects suddenly veered their vehicle toward a police car that was attempting to stop them, the local Jönköpings-Posten newspaper reported.

It remains unclear if the shot fired by police hit the car, but the suspects continued their journey a bit further before police eventually managed to stop the car.

“I can confirm that a shot was fired, but no one was hurt,” police spokesperson Maghus Roman told the TT news agency.

While the man, aged 45, was arrested Tuesday night, while the woman, 35, remained at large until she turned herself in Wednesday morning.

Both suspects have a criminal past and have substance abuse problems, according to police.

While most carjackings involve exclusive, luxury brands or cars which are hard to steal by other means, Tuesday night’s drama invloved a six-year-old Opel Astra.

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Man held after 38-year-old shot dead on Södermalm in Stockholm

A suspect is being held after a man in his 40s was shot dead on Södermalm, Stockholm's "hipster island".

Man held after 38-year-old shot dead on Södermalm in Stockholm

The shooting happened at around 6.20pm on Monday evening and a huge police operation was immediately launched.

Police cordoned off the area around Helgalunden on Allhelgonagatan, which is close to the busy Götgatan street, Skanstull metro station and the Internationella Engelska Gymnasiet high school.

Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT reports that the victim is a 38-year-old man with links to gang crime, although police said it was too early to say whether the shooting was connected to a gang conflict.

Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet reports that the suspect is a man in his 20s, with a police record of a series of minor offences but no violent crime convictions.

Roughly where the man was shot. Screenshot: Google Maps

The shooting happened in front of several witnesses.

“I live 50 metres from the scene and ran downstairs with a blanket and first aid kit. It was nice seeing so many people already there trying to save a life,” a witness told SVT.

“This happened in the middle of the day near the metro where there are a lot of people. This is otherwise a safe area. At the same time, it’s sad no matter where shootings happen.”

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