Swedish officials said they detained a 16-year-old suspect on Wednesday, following a shooting and killing of three people at a hair salon in the central-eastern city of Uppsala on Tuesday.

Uppsala is home base for Sweden's two most notorious gangs, Rumba and Foxtrot. Their leaders, Ismail Abdo and Rawa Majid, are both now believed to be orchestrating operations from abroad.

Sweden has grappled with gang violence for years, ... Police at the scene after a shooting incident, at Vaksala Square, in central Uppsala, Sweden, Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

Three people have been killed in a horror mass shooting that broke out at a hair salon in Sweden - with police still hunting down the perpetrator who fled the scene on an electric scooter.

Police officers cordon off the scene after several people were killed in a shooting at Vaksala Square in central Uppsala, Sweden on April 29, 2025. Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency/AFP/Getty Images.

Police at the scene after a shooting incident, at Vaksala Square, in central Uppsala, Sweden, on April 29. AP. You are viewing 1 of 3 images Previous Image Next Image. Advertisement.

Police at the scene after a shooting incident, at Vaksala Square, in central Uppsala, Sweden, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Associated Press. Authorities have cordoned off a large section of the ...

Sweden has grappled with gang violence for years, ... Police at the scene after a shooting incident, at Vaksala Square, in central Uppsala, Sweden, Tuesday, April 29, 2025.