Sweden’s Teen Gunmen
Sweden has been a European hotspot for gang-related shootings and bombings. Ashely spends a week meeting young men who don’t flinch from carrying a gun and using it if necessary.
Sweden has been a European hotspot for gang-related shootings and bombings for several years. But recently, the violence has shifted beyond low-income, vulnerable, urban areas. Trouble is expanding throughout the country, where children as young as 13 are taking weapons and justice into their own hands.
Ashley’s introduction to the growing problem is through a photojournalist documenting the murder scenes and a civilian criminal investigator who deals with cases on a daily basis.
From there, he heads into the underworld, talking to young men who don’t flinch from carrying a gun and using it if necessary. He meets gang bosses in underground car parks, and a secret meeting with a huge group of heavily armed men involves Ashley being blindfolded so as not to reveal the location.
He also joins the Swedish police at the front line of the ongoing gang war, before a final meet-up with a top gang leader for a clandestine training session involving pistol target practice in the dead of night.
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Sweden’s Teen Gunmen
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Ashley Cain |
Editor | Dragomir Bajalica |
Editor | John Readman |
Executive Producer | Christian Hills |
Executive Producer | Katy Thorogood |
Production Manager | Jay Petherbridge |
Series Producer | Minna Sedmakov |
Broadcasts
- Tue 29 Apr 2025 21:00
- Wed 30 Apr 2025 00:10
- Wed 30 Apr 2025 03:00
- Fri 2 May 2025 22:35
- Sat 3 May 2025 23:40ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One except Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & Wales HD
- Sun 4 May 2025 00:55ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Scotland & Scotland HD only
- Sun 4 May 2025 22:00
- Fri 16 May 2025 02:55