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Peaceful snowy Stockholm street scene symbolizing Sweden's first month without fatal shootings in eight years.
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First month in eight years without fatal shooting in Sweden

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According to the latest statistics, no person has been shot dead in Sweden during January 2026. This marks the first month without a fatal shooting in almost eight years, since March 2018. Last year's 44 deaths from shootings highlight the contrast.

Police in the Eastern Cape have confirmed that four individuals were shot and killed in separate incidents within Walmer township in Gqeberha.

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