A wave of criminal incidents spanning Brazil, Argentina, and Sweden on Wednesday and Thursday left at least two people injured and triggered multiple investigations into attempted murder, privacy invasion, and armed theft. The events, though unrelated, drew significant police responses from São Paulo state to Norrköping.

In the most serious episode, an armed group of at least four people stormed a home in the Gambier neighbourhood of La Plata, Argentina, on Tuesday night. According to local police, the attackers fired several shots while demanding a man named “Mariano,” then stole a television before fleeing. A 19-year-old resident suffered minor facial injuries from masonry fragments. Investigators recovered 9mm shell casings and are treating the case as attempted homicide, with a possible link to a prior dispute.

In Colombo, in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, a woman in a state of psychological distress threw stones at responding military police officers on Wednesday afternoon. One officer fired, striking her in the leg. Her condition was not immediately detailed by authorities, and the circumstances of the police call remain under review. No identity or age was released.

In the coastal city of Santos, Brazil, a 21-year-old man is suspected of hiding a mobile phone beneath a sink in a women’s restroom to film occupants. He was identified through building security footage and acknowledged owning the device, but told police he did not know how it got there. His defence cited medication that causes memory lapses. Forensic examiners are analysing the phone’s contents for evidence of recording or transmission.

Swedish police launched an attempted-murder investigation after several shots were fired at a residence in the Klockaretorpet district of Norrköping on Wednesday evening. No one was injured. A forensic examination and door-to-door interviews were conducted overnight. In Manaus, northern Brazil, a house belonging to relatives of a police officer was shot at by four suspects; no injuries were reported, but the family told officers they believed it was a retaliation. Separately, a break-in in Cambira, Paraná, resulted in the theft of a mobile phone after a kitchen door was forced.

No arrests have been reported in any of the cases, and all investigations remain active.