Pub Staff Aid Shooting Victims in Gävle
A pub employee in Gävle, Sweden provided emergency aid to shooting victims using his own clothing. Hampus Östlund helped multiple wounded people who fled into his workplace after a violent incident that injured six. The quick thinking of local residents highlights how ordinary citizens respond during crises.
Pub employee Hampus Östlund helped wounded people after a shooting in central Gävle. He was heading home when injured individuals rushed into Ölstugan Tullen pub where he works. Six people were injured in the shooting that occurred overnight Friday. Östlund used his own t-shirt to wrap a gunshot wound on one victim's thigh. He described seeing one man hopping on one leg and another shot in the foot. The pub sits on the same street where the violence erupted about 30 meters away. Bloodstains remained visible on the sidewalk the next day. Östlund reported sleeping poorly since the incident. He remains unclear about how the shooting started. The quick actions of ordinary citizens often prove crucial in emergency situations before medical help arrives. Such violent incidents remain relatively rare in Swedish cities like Gävle, which typically experience lower crime rates than larger metropolitan areas.