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Swedish lawyer who repped A$AP Rocky in assault case shot in Stockholm
[PAGESIX] The defense attorney who initially represented rapper A$AP Rocky in his Swedish assault case was shot Friday morning while leaving his home in Stockholm ‐ and a former lawyer with a rap sheet was busted in connection with the crime.Henrik Olsson Lilja was in a stairwell of the apartment building in central Stockholm when he was blasted multiple times in the head and chest at around 9 a.m. local time, TMZ reported. The shooter jumped into a waiting SUV, which then sped off, according to the site, which reported that the maimed lawyer called the police himself. Lilja was rushed to a local hospital where he was listed in serious, but stable, condition, according to the site. Swedish Police said it is treating the case as an attempted murder, and authorities called it "an isolated incident with no known connection to recent violent crimes." A woman, who is a former senior lawyer and ex-con, was later arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection to the incident, according to the Swedish newspaper Expressen. The woman, who was not identified, was previously convicted of a violent crime, according to the newspaper. Police said they have taken several people into custody for questioning. Related: A$AP Rocky: 2019-09-07 A$AP Rocky's Swedish lawyer is 'shot in the head and chest' in Stockholm as police question female lawyer banned from contact A$AP Rocky: 2019-08-04 Witness At A$AP Rocky Trial Now Says She Never Saw Rapper Hit Man with Bottle A$AP Rocky: 2019-08-03 What Is The WH Special Envoy On Hostage Affairs Doing At The A$AP Rocky Trial In Sweden? Posted by: Fred 2019-09-10 |
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