A 17-year-old boy at the time has been charged with firing a firework into a crowd celebrating New Year's on Stora Torget in Enköping earlier this year. Police saw the boy place the lit firework on the square shortly after midnight, after which it launched into the gathering. No one was injured in the incident.
The incident occurred shortly after midnight on New Year's night. Surveillance footage shows the boy placing a lit firework on Stora Torget. As police grabbed him, the rocket fired and landed in the middle of the celebrating crowd, causing people to run from the blast.
The teenager, who was 17 at the time, faces charges of endangering others and violating public order laws. In police interrogation, he admitted firing the firework but denied aiming at people. He claimed he was unaware that fireworks were prohibited there.
No injuries were reported from the event. The charges follow an investigation using the surveillance video and his statement.
