Young Man Remanded in Custody Over September 9 Gang-Related Murder in Tolered, Gothenburg

On September 9, 2025, a deadly shooting took place in the Tolered district of Gothenburg near a school where a parent meeting was underway. A 35-year-old man, linked to the southern gang network known as 'södra,' was shot multiple times and killed. The incident also dangerously involved two 13-year-old boys who narrowly escaped being hit by gunfire.

According to police reports, the shooting is believed to be an act of revenge connected to a previous double homicide committed a week earlier in Lunden. The victim had a long history of serious crimes, including money laundering alongside Eddie Jobe, a key figure of the southern network who was recently arrested in Vienna and awaits extradition to Sweden for a 2012 murder charge.

The suspect, a man in his 20s, was detained at the end of last week and has since been remanded in custody on suspicion of murder and two attempted murders linked to the two boys who were near the scene. Kammaråklagare Maria Thorell confirmed that while the suspect denies the charges, evidence suggests he was likely hired to carry out the shooting.

This violent event is part of a larger ongoing gang conflict in the Biskopsgården area of Gothenburg, which has seen roughly 35 murders over the past 13 years. The police continue to investigate the shooting within this broader context of gang-related violence.