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Swedish police: Several people shot, 2 dead, in Goteborg

Police officers examine the scene near a victim of a fatal shooting in Gothenburg, Sweden, late Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Several people were shot inside a restaurant in the city of Goteborg late Wednesday and at least two of them have died, Swedish police said. (AP Photo/ TT News Agency, Bjorn Larsson Rosvall) SWEDEN OUT
Police officers examine the scene near a victim of a fatal shooting in Gothenburg, Sweden, late Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Several people were shot inside a restaurant in the city of Goteborg late Wednesday and at least two of them have died, Swedish police said. (AP Photo/ TT News Agency, Bjorn Larsson Rosvall) SWEDEN OUT Police officers examine the scene near a victim of a fatal shooting in Gothenburg, Sweden, late Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Several people were shot inside a restaurant in the city of Goteborg late Wednesday and at least two of them have died, Swedish police said. (AP Photo/ TT News Agency, Bjorn Larsson Rosvall) SWEDEN OUT

STOCKHOLM (AP) – Several people were shot inside a restaurant in the city of Goteborg late Wednesday and at least two of them have died, Swedish police said.

Police said in a statement that an automatic weapon is believed to have been used in the shooting. They had no details on any suspects but said several people had been brought in for questioning.

The shooting happened in the Biskopsgarden suburb of Goteborg, Sweden’s second largest city. The neighborhood has a history of gang violence, said police spokeswoman Ulla Brehm.

She said it was too early to speculate on the motive but said there were indications that the shooting was gang-related.

“There is absolutely nothing that indicates terrorism,” Brehm said.