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HELSINKI, May 26 -- An overnight shooting incident in Hyvinkaa, asmall town in southern Finland, on Saturday morning has left twodead and seven injured. According to Finnish media, the incident began in the center of thetown of roughly 45,000 inhabitants at around 01:50 am local time(GMT 2250). A young man dressed in military fatigues opened fire at restaurantsand shop with two weapons, one of them a large-caliber 7.62 mmhunting rifle, from the roof of a building in the town, around 50km north of the Finnish capital Helsinki. An 18-year-old woman was killed. Another victim, a 19-year-old man,died later in a hospital. Both victims were students at the HyriaVocational Institute and were to graduate this summer. The seven injured have been hospitalized, including a 23-year-oldwoman police trainee, who is still in critical condition. The dead 19-year-old man and two injured people were members of thelocal Hyvinkaa Finnish-rules baseball team. The Finnish-rulesbaseball premier league program for this weekend has been cancelledfollowing the tragedy. Police units arrived on the scene within minutes after the alarmwas raised. The operation involved around 50 police officers,including members of a rapid-response team. Shortly before 8 am (GMT 0500) on Saturday morning, the 18-year-oldsuspect was arrested. During initial questioning by police, the suspect admitted that hehad carried out the shootings. The head of the investigation MikaIhaksinen of the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation said onSaturday afternoon that it was too early to speculate about thegunman's possible motive. The gunman had stolen the weapons from a private home, Ihaksinenwas quoted by Finnish newspaper Iltasanomat as saying. Police said there was a single shooter, but it is possible thatthere were some other people involved. Finnish President Sauli Niinisto expressed his condolences to thevictims and their families in an early morning televisioninterview. Interior Minister Paivi Rasanen praised the police for handling theincident swiftly and successfully. She said the incident will giveeven more food for thought to a working group that is currentlyreviewing reforms of the nation's gun laws. Rasanen said regulations on the storage of firearms could getstricter. In future, the law may require that all firearms shouldbe kept locked in a secure gun cabinet when not in use. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Gift Lanyards Manufacturer , Mini Bike Lights Manufacturer for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Universal Travel Adaptor.
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