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Migrants from Kosovo shot and killed his former wife, 4 visitors of the shopping center and committed suicide in Finland (summary)

bloody tragedy broke out on Thursday morning in the city of Espoo in southern Finland. 43-year-old Ibrahim Shkupolli, Albanian Kosovars living in the country, shot his former wife in her apartment, and then indiscriminately opened fire on visitors to the shopping center, killing four people. C hiding place of the crime, he later committed suicide. Causes pushed him to this act are not known yet.

The incident occurred about ten o’clock in the morning local time. According to one eyewitness, gunman opened fire indiscriminately on the second floor of the shopping complex. The attacker made at least seven shots, including one of the men shot twice in the head, and a woman – in the stomach. As a result, four people were killed – three men and one woman.

At the time of shooting in a shopping center Sello, one of the largest in the country, there were several hundred visitors. According to local law enforcement, the offender was carrying a pistol caliber ninth. Immediately after the shooting the offender fled. Police quickly identified the assailant and several hours of searching led him to the mall and neighboring blocks. Later his body was found near the crime scene.

In the course of search operation, police also found the body of his ex-wife, who worked in the shopping center, where the tragedy. It is reported that Shkupolli the courts were forbidden to approach her. We also know that earlier he had already had problems with the law: he was fined for illegal possession of ammunition for the gun.

This is not the first shooting incident in Finland. In September 2008, 22-year-old student shot 10 people in Kauhajoki college town. In November 2007 in Tuusula victims of firing by a 18-year old schoolboy, were nine people.

Finland is among the five world leaders in the number of weapons from the civilian population. In a country with a population of 5,3 million people in the hands of citizens are 1.6 million firearms. Many politicians, religious leaders and civil society organizations are calling for stricter laws on possession. Currently, the new law is under preparation.