Sello mall shooting
Espoo shopping mall shooting was a mass shooting in the Sello shopping mall, in Espoo, near Helsinki, Finland on 31 December 2009.
| Sello mall shooting | |
|---|---|
 Emergency vehicles outside Sello after the shooting | |
| Location | Leppävaara, Espoo, Finland |
| Coordinates | 60°13′05″N 024°48′39″E / 60.21806°N 24.81083°ECoordinates: 60°13′05″N 024°48′39″E / 60.21806°N 24.81083°E |
| Date | 31 December 2009 ca. 10:08 (UTC+2) |
| Attack type | Shooting |
| Weapon(s) | 9mm CZ 75 pistol, hunting knife |
| Deaths | 6 (including the perpetrator)[1] |
| Injured | None[1] |
| Suspected perpetrator | Ibrahim Shkupolli[1] |
The shooter killed five people, including his ex-wife, and then killed himself.
Events
It is believed one of the main motives or reasons behind the shooting was the affair Shkupoll's ex-wife was having with another man who worked in the mall.[2] The shooter killed his girlfriend in their apartment, and police were already looking for him when he began shooting in the mall. Police say he used an illegally purchaed 9mm handgun to commit the murders.[3]
Sello Mall Shooting Media
Interior of the Sello shopping centre in September 2005.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Marius Turula and Jari Tanner (2009-12-31). Gunman kills 5, then self, in Finland. http://www.hdnews.net/apnationstory/a0869-BC-EU-Finland-Shooting-18thLd-Writethru-12-31-1122. Retrieved 2010-01-01.[dead link]
- ↑ "The Times Online - Shopping centre gunman Ibrahim Shkupolli found dead after killing five".
- ↑ "Daily Mail Online - Kosovan gunman kills ex-wife then four people at Finland mall where she worked before committing suicide". Daily Mail.