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| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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, Espoo | 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, 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 Finland's state broadcaster, YLE, that the gunman appeared to have opened fire at random. | A witness told Finland's state broadcaster, YLE, that the gunman appeared to have opened fire at random. |
| The victims were aged 27, 40, 42 and 45, and worked at the shopping centre, police said. | 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. |
| "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. |
| Police named the gunman as Ibrahim Shkupolli, who has a criminal record | Police named the gunman as Ibrahim Shkupolli, who has a criminal record |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | "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. | "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. | The Sello centre remains cordoned off, and trains are not stopping at the local railway station. Ambulances and police are still outside. |
| Gun laws tightened | Gun 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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