{O/C} Gunshots wreaked havoc on a Denmark shopping mall on Sunday afternoon when a lone-wolf gunman shot randomly at people inside.
Three victims, including two teenagers, were slain and four others wounded.
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The 22-year-old lone-wolf marauding Danish perpetrator was arrested shortly after a hail of gunfire erupted in the Field's shopping mall in Copenhagen Sunday afternoon.
He was seen brandishing his gun in the mall.
A riotous swarm of fear sent visitors fleeing.
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HAN CHRISTIAN STOLTZ, Witness:
It's pure terror. It's awful.
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A 17-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl, as well as a 47-year-old Russian man perished.
And two Danish and two Swedish citizens were treated for grave gunshot wounds, but are listed in stable condition.
After the shooting, police officers were spotted cordoning off and patrolling the area.
Renowned English singer Harry Styles' concert nearby was called off in consequence.
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Copenhagen's police chief said there was no indication that any accomplice was involved.
While the motive behind remains mysterious, terrorism was ruled out.
The suspect is slated to be arraigned later today on preliminary charges of murder.
Grainy footage online purportedly reveals the gunman holding what appeared to be a rifle.
Witnesses say the gunmen looked irate and aggressive.
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has termed the shooting a savage attack.
Mass shootings are rare in Denmark. This, even though the worst shooting rampage in its history battered in February 2015, when a 22-year-old man was gunned down in a shootout with police after instigating a shooting spree in the capital.
An inexcusable attack that has pierced the unfortified hearts of many.
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