17-Year-Old Boy Arrested After Policeman Shot Dead In Sweden

The incident has made waves nationwide, with Prime Minister Stefan Lofven calling it an attack "on all of our open democratic society."

Swedish prosecutors said Friday that a 17-year-old boy had been arrested over the fatal shooting of a police officer, the first such death in the country in 14 years. The incident has made waves nationwide, with Prime Minister Stefan Lofven calling it an attack "on all of our open democratic society." "It's a young person, a person who is 17 years old," public prosecutor Ulrika Aberg told a press conference, adding the boy was suspected of murder and attempted murder. The officer was shot dead in Gothenburg on Wednesday evening, while on patrol.