One was shot in the head at close range – Västerbotten Courier

Umeå A man was shot on Sunday evening in the head at very close range in Berghem, Umeå by two men in ski masks mug. Man alive, but cared for at Norrland University Hospital.

The man, who was born in 1989, was out walking her dog when two dark-clad men in Headbands suddenly appeared from behind, put a gun to his temple at him and pressed of.

– He was shot at very close range, with an emphasis on very close, says Mats Bruhn, on-call investigators at police in Umeå.

the man fell injured and severely shocked together on ground, while the perpetrators ran from the scene.

– There’s no gunpowder gun that was used, but a different type of weapon. There may be an air gun or the soft air gun, said Bruhn.

The man, who lives near the site where he was shot, managed to get home to his partner who could quickly alert the ambulance and police.

– he is not life-threatening injured, although he has been a shooting at his head. He has always been talbar and has not been passed out.

The time of the crime is between 19:00 and 20:30, police said. A wide range of Mountain Home was on Sunday evening cordoned off while forensic experts carried out a technical examination and police patrols knocking on doors. The police managed to secure some findings and has also taken the bullet, which penetrated the man’s head, seized.

Police are now appealing for public help in the hunt for the culprits.

– We need help with the observations of people who moved at the ski run, Nydalavägen and Berghemsgatan road in the first place, but also in the rest of the Mountain Home area. All observations are interesting and could be of importance for the police, so let us do the valuation of the task that you submit, says Mats Bruhn.

The man, who is known by the police in the past, is not life-threatening injured but cared for at Norrland University Hospital.

– I have launched a preliminary investigation concerning extremely serious assault, when the perpetrators have demonstrated a particularly gross recklessness. The plaintiff has survived from more serious injuries than he incurred is due to a huge amount of luck, says Mats Bruhn and continues:

– We are very keen to find the perpetrators. People who have this violent capital should be held accountable for what they have done. We are now working openly and widely in order to identify the perpetrators might be.