Man still in critical condition after being shot in the head

The police suspect that the shooting of a young man in Nørrebro yesterday is gang related

A 19-year-old man was shot yesterday evening at Lundtoftegade in Nørrebro in the latest incident in a string of gang-related violence. Ten to 12 bullets were fired at the man and one of them hit him in the head. He is currently in a very critical condition at Rigshospitalet.

The victim has been identified and police suspect a connection to the ongoing gang conflict, although they could not yet confirm it. 

“As far as we're concerned, he is not a gang member, but he is associated with the group called MOB Lunden,” the chief of Copenhagen Police's gang investigation force, Lau Thygesen, told TV2 News.

After the incident, a car was found burning in Gladsaxe. The car, according to the police, was reported stolen and is believed to be the getaway vehicle used after the shooting. 

The shooting took place shortly before 9pm yesterday, as TV2 was hosting a live TV debate on the ‘gang war’.





  • How internationals can benefit from joining trade unions

    How internationals can benefit from joining trade unions

    Being part of a trade union is a long-established norm for Danes. But many internationals do not join unions – instead enduring workers’ rights violations. Find out how joining a union could benefit you, and how to go about it.

  • Internationals in Denmark rarely join a trade union

    Internationals in Denmark rarely join a trade union

    Internationals are overrepresented in the lowest-paid fields of agriculture, transport, cleaning, hotels and restaurants, and construction – industries that classically lack collective agreements. A new analysis from the Workers’ Union’s Business Council suggests that internationals rarely join trade unions – but if they did, it would generate better industry standards.

  • Novo Nordisk overtakes LEGO as the most desirable future workplace amongst university students

    Novo Nordisk overtakes LEGO as the most desirable future workplace amongst university students

    The numbers are especially striking amongst the 3,477 business and economics students polled, of whom 31 percent elected Novo Nordisk as their favorite, compared with 20 percent last year.