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Finland shootings leave six dead Finland shootings leave six dead
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Police in Finland believe they have found the body of a gunman responsible for killing five people in a shooting rampage in the southern city of Espoo. Finnish police have confirmed they have found the body of a gunman responsible for killing five people in a shooting rampage in the southern city of Espoo.
Police said 43-year-old Ibrahim Shkupolli shot dead three men and a woman with a 9mm pistol at a grocery shop inside the Sello shopping centre. Investigators said 43-year-old Ibrahim Shkupolli shot dead three men and a woman with a 9mm pistol at a grocery shop inside the Sello shopping centre.
One of the shop's employees, reportedly Mr Shkupolli's ex-girlfriend, was later found dead at a flat in the city.One of the shop's employees, reportedly Mr Shkupolli's ex-girlfriend, was later found dead at a flat in the city.
The incident is Finland's third major shooting in the past two years.The incident is Finland's third major shooting in the past two years.
My parents were just going up the escalator from the first floor when police started shouting at them to get out of the building AnttiBBC reader, EspooMy parents were just going up the escalator from the first floor when police started shouting at them to get out of the building AnttiBBC reader, Espoo
Thursday's bloodshed reportedly broke out at about 1008 local time (0808 GMT) inside the Prisma grocery store, on the second floor.Thursday's bloodshed reportedly broke out at about 1008 local time (0808 GMT) inside the Prisma grocery store, on the second floor.
A witness told YLE that the gunman appeared to have opened fire at random, and that at least one employee was left lying on the floor afterwards. A witness told Finland's state broadcaster, YLE, that the gunman appeared to have opened fire at random.
The Ilta-Sanomat newspaper said one man was shot twice in the head and a woman in the stomach. It is not known if they were among the dead. The victims were aged 27, 40, 42 and 45, and worked at the shopping centre, police said.
Another witness said chaos had ensued after the shots were heard.Another witness said chaos had ensued after the shots were heard.
Police named the gunman as Ibrahim Shkupolli, who has a criminal record
"There were loads of people who were crying, and many vendors who were completely panicked," the witness told Finnish radio."There were loads of people who were crying, and many vendors who were completely panicked," the witness told Finnish radio.
The gunman was later seen walking towards another shop.The gunman was later seen walking towards another shop.
A fifth victim, a Prisma employee identified by YLE as Mr Shkupolli's ex-girlfriend, was later found dead at a flat in Espoo. Police named the gunman as Ibrahim Shkupolli, who has a criminal record
The Sello centre remains cordoned off by police, and trains are not stopping at the local railway station. Ambulances and armed police are still outside. A fifth victim, a Prisma employee identified by YLE as Mr Shkupolli's ex-girlfriend, was later found dead at a flat on the outskirts of Espoo. Investigators said the killing was believed to have had a "domestic" motive, and that there had been a restraining order in place against Mr Shkupolli.
When police then went to Mr Shkupolli's flat, they found his body.
"The four victims in the shopping centre were, in a way, outsiders. It looks like the incident is linked to the fifth victim," Chief Inspector Jukka Kaski told a news conference.
"She seems to have been the gunman's main target and the whole shooting is tied up with the relationship between her and the gunman," he added.
The Sello centre remains cordoned off, and trains are not stopping at the local railway station. Ambulances and police are still outside.
Gun laws tightenedGun laws tightened
There is a long tradition of hunting in Finland, which has vast areas of forest and wilderness, but until recently gun crime has been rare.There is a long tradition of hunting in Finland, which has vast areas of forest and wilderness, but until recently gun crime has been rare.
But two deadly shootings in recent years focused attention on gun laws in a country where young people were permitted to own and use a firearm at 15 years of age if they had parental consent.But two deadly shootings in recent years focused attention on gun laws in a country where young people were permitted to own and use a firearm at 15 years of age if they had parental consent.
In November 2007, an 18-year-old went on a gun rampage at his school in Tuusula, killing seven pupils and a teacher, before turning the gun on himself. He had posted a video warning of the attack on the internet.In November 2007, an 18-year-old went on a gun rampage at his school in Tuusula, killing seven pupils and a teacher, before turning the gun on himself. He had posted a video warning of the attack on the internet.
Then, in September 2008, a 22-year-old trainee chef killed 10 people at a college before killing himself.Then, in September 2008, a 22-year-old trainee chef killed 10 people at a college before killing himself.
He, too, had put a video on the internet showing himself shooting a gun. After doing that he was interviewed by police, but they decided it was not sufficient reason to revoke his gun licence.He, too, had put a video on the internet showing himself shooting a gun. After doing that he was interviewed by police, but they decided it was not sufficient reason to revoke his gun licence.
After the second attack, stricter rules on permits for pistols and revolvers were introduced.After the second attack, stricter rules on permits for pistols and revolvers were introduced.
Handgun permits would no longer be granted to first-time applicants, the interior ministry said.Handgun permits would no longer be granted to first-time applicants, the interior ministry said.
Instead, they must train for at least a year at a gun club before being allowed to apply for a permit.Instead, they must train for at least a year at a gun club before being allowed to apply for a permit.
All applicants must also provide a note from a doctor about their mental health and sit an interview with police.All applicants must also provide a note from a doctor about their mental health and sit an interview with police.
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