Gun found after killing of woman 'carrying child' shocks Sweden

Police in Malmo suspect the child's father was the intended target in a gang-related feud.

Image: The shooting happened in Sweden's third-largest city

Swedish police believe they have found the gun used to kill a woman while she was reportedly carrying her child in her arms.
The country's prime minister, Stefan Lofven, called Monday's attack in Malmo an "incomprehensibly awful incident".

Police suspect the 31-year-old was shot in the head as part of a feud between criminal gangs.
They said their main theory is that the child's father was the intended target.
A man has been arrested but is not believed to be the gunman. The firearm suspected to have been used was found on Tuesday.

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Image: Forensic officers inspected a burned-out car

Forensic officers were seen inspecting a burned-out car near the scene on the day of the shooting.

Swedish media said one or several masked men shot the woman in the street, reportedly with her husband at her side.
The Aftonbladet daily said she was shot by mistake and claimed the father had a criminal past, having served time in prison for a robbery.
Witnesses said the woman was carrying a baby when she was killed, The Local in Sweden reports.
The news site said two other people, including a child, were taken to hospital but were not injured.
Police have declined to say whether the victim was holding a baby - but have confirmed there was a child at the scene.
Sweden's PM said in a statement: "A woman in Malmo has been shot to death on the street where she was with her child.
"It is an incomprehensibly awful incident, which I and the whole country find abhorrent. This has no place in our society."

Image: Officers near the scene of the shooting on Monday

Senior police officer Mattias Sigfridsson said they had "a good picture of the people involved" but that it was "too early to draw conclusions".
None of the people involved in the attack have been identified.
Justice minister Morgan Johansson tweeted that those responsible are "cowardly and disgusting beasts".
Opposition leader Ulf Kristersson said: "This confirms a sense that we are losing a war against criminal gangs, and this control needs to be taken back."
Sweden has seen a rise in organised crime in the past few years.
Several gang shootings have taken place in its three major cities - Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmo.