What the records say
- When
- 2018
- Kind
- Shooting
- Coordinates
- 59.33° N, 18.07° E
- Description
- 2018 police shooting in Stockholm, Sweden
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Placed at the town its description names, Stockholm.
Killing of Eric Torell
2018 police shooting in Stockholm, Sweden
The killing of Eric Torell was the fatal police shooting of a 20-year-old man with Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorder in the Vasastan district of Stockholm, Sweden, on 2 August 2018. Torell was carrying a toy gun when he was shot by police officers responding to reports of an armed man. The incident prompted widespread public debate in Sweden about police use of force.
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