Two suspects under arrest after shooting at Oslo shopping centre
Witnesses reported more than six shots being fired in what police believe was a conflict between two criminal groups, with emergency services called at 1.39 p.m.
Police believe the incident was a showdown between two conflicting criminal groups.
A man in his 40s is being treated in hospital for gunshot wounds, and an elderly woman was also slightly injured in a fall as shoppers panicked and ran for the exits.
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The suspected shooter, who is not a Norwegian citizen but lives in eastern Norway, handed himself in to police on Sunday. The second suspect was also arrested on Sunday, but police only disclosed the second arrest on Monday.
"This has been very dramatic for those who were inside the centre," emergency manager Arve Røtterud told journalists on Saturday, according to the public broadcaster NRK.
"This is a nightmare for everyone involved. Those who were close to the incident were scared; there was a lot of chaos. For us as the owner of the centre, it's terrible," Thomas Skjennald, press officer for Obos, the property company which owns the centre, told The Local.
The shopping centre was evacuated after the shooting on Saturday and remained closed on Sunday, but reopened as normal on Monday morning.
"Everything is back to normal. The regulars are back drinking their coffee, just like any other day. It's normal business with lots of customers," Skjennald said.
There are two police vehicles on standby, and Obos has also brought in additional security guards.
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