The suspect in a mass shooting sent a disturbing text to his social worker just after six people were shot on a night out in Sweden, according to reports.

Shots were fired at close range into a group of teenagers in an area lined with bars and restaurants at around 2am on Saturday in Gävle.

Most of the victims were young adults and also people aged under 18.

A 14-year-old boy is being held on suspicion of attempted murder.

According to Swedish outlet Expressen, the suspect was on both the police and social services’ radar and was reported missing hours before the shooting.

In the hours after the shooting, the boy wrote to his social services worker: ‘Check the news hehe.’

Earlier in the week, the suspect reportedly told classmates at school that he was going to kill someone, but when

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