Gunman kills three at Copenhagen shopping mall in Denmark
A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the attack, which sparked panic among shoppers at Field's mall in south Copenhagen.
Police chief Soeren Thomassen said the motive was unclear, and he could not rule out an "act of terrorism".
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Denmark had suffered a cruel attack.
Sending condolences to those who had lost loved ones, she said she wanted to encourage Danes to stand together and support each other in this difficult time.
"A cruel attack hit Denmark on Sunday night," she said. "Several were killed and even more wounded. Innocent families are shopping or eating out. Children, adolescents and adults."
"Our beautiful and usually so safe capital was changed in a split second," she added.
Denmark's royal family said their "deepest sympathy" was with "the victims, their relatives and all those affected by the tragedy".
"We do not yet know the full extent of the tragedy, but it is already clear that more people have lost their lives and that even more have been injured," said the joint statement by Queen Margrethe, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary.
The shopping mall attack suspect had a rifle and ammunition when he was arrested, police said.
The suspect, described by police as an "ethnic Dane", will face questioning by a judge on Monday.
Police say they have no indication that other attackers were involved and urged shop owners to preserve any video surveillance footage they might have.
Field has more than 140 shops and restaurants. The multi-storey mall is located on the outskirts of Copenhagen, just across from a subway line that connects to the city centre.
Eyewitnesses spoke of panic among shoppers as gunfire rang out.
One of them, Isabelle, told Danish media: "Suddenly we hear shots.
I think I hear ten shots, and then we run through the mall and end up in a toilet, where we huddle together in this tiny toilet, where we are around 11 people.
"It's boiling, and we wait, and we are terrified. It's been a terrible experience."
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