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Gunman shoots multiple people in Stockholm suburb; one critically injured at football field

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A shooting occurred on a sports pitch south of the capital, leaving several victims with serious injuries. Police confirmed that an individual was shot while playing soccer and is now described as severely wounded by emergency services responding to Huddinge municipality reports from March 23rd evening news updates indicating multiple casualties at this location near Stockholm city limits where authorities have secured a perimeter around football grounds for investigation purposes into the incident involving armed individuals targeting people during recreational activity.

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    A man was shot south of Stockholm and is critically injured.
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    The shooting occurred near a football pitch in Huddinge, approximately six kilometers from the city center.
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    Police have secured an area around one square kilometer to investigate the incident.
[Mar 23] -17:08 A man was shot south of Stockholm and is critically injured; police are investigating a shooting near Huddinge's football pitch, with an area secured around one square kilometer.
[Mar 23] Police confirmed the location as approximately six kilometers from city center in southern Sweden. The victim is critically injured and being treated at a hospital; no suspects have been identified yet, but police are searching for witnesses or vehicles.
[Mar 23] A man was shot south of Stockholm near Huddinge's football pitch. Police secured an area around one square kilometer to investigate the incident; no suspects have been identified yet, but police are searching for witnesses or vehicles.