Norwegian police said on Monday that they had received reports of shooting at Oslo's largest shopping centre. Following the incident, the suspected shooter was apprehended by the police, as reported by news agency Reuters.
The incident took place at the Storo shopping centre in northern Oslo, as Christmas shopping was in full swing.
No wounded people have been found and that it was safe to reopen the centre again, after it was earlier evacuated, the police said in a statement.
"We have inspected almost the entire shopping centre and have not found any wounded people," the Oslo police said.
"As of now, it appears that there was only one perpetrator involved," the statement said.
The suspect, a 19 year-old, had called the police before he fired a single shot with a shotgun into the ceiling, police spokesperson Tomm Berger told reporters.
The suspect had also been carrying a baseball bat and a knife.
The cause and other details of the shooting are not known yet.
‘Very Serious Incident’
Tor Grottum, operations chief with Oslo police, told Norwegian news outlet VG that the shooting is "a very serious incident, and we should be glad that we are not facing an even more serious incident with injured people."
"We were very quick on the scene, and quickly got the suspect under control. That may be a contributing factor to why it went so well. There was a great potential for injury," he added.
The police are working alongside forensic officers and detectives will stay at the shopping centre throughout the Monday afternoon.
"We are still working on forensic investigations at the scene. We have interviewed and secured evidence, including video surveillance in the case. We will be present at the Storosenteret throughout the afternoon with uniformed personnel to reassure employees and customers," the police said.
The Oslo Police further said that a small section of the shopping mall will remain cordoned off while the investigation is underway.
The police earlier said they were searching the mall for "several injured and involved people" but did not find anyone injured at the scene.
