HYVINKAA, Finland — An 18-year-old man was arrested Saturday after two people were killed and seven others were wounded when a gunman opened fire in the center of a Finnish town.
Police said a man was seen wearing camouflage-colored leather while firing about 20 times with a rifle near restaurants and markets, hbl.fi reported.
The incident occurred at 1:53 a.m. local time in the city of Hyvinkaa, about 32 miles north of Helsinki.
Eyewitnesses said they saw a woman with her face covered in blood and heard her scream before she dropped to the ground.
The Finnish news agency reported that an 18-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman died in the shooting.
The arrested man does not have a previous criminal record, nor did he resist his arrest close to Hyvinkaa, AFP reported.
Police added that the suspect was not in possession of any gun permits.