What the records say
- When
- 1971
- Kind
- Murder
- Coordinates
- 61.31° N, 17.06° E
- Description
- mass shooting in Sweden
- Date from
- year in its name
1971 Söderhamn courthouse murders
Mass shooting in Sweden
The 1971 Söderhamn courthouse murders was a mass killing in Sweden when a 61-year-old homeowner on 1 March 1971 shot and killed four people during a preliminary hearing in a civil case in the Southeastern Hälsingland courthouse in Söderhamn. The shooting was the epilogue to a five-year-old lawsuit. Homeowner Gunnar Bengtsson had fallen in love with a woman who also moved in with him.
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