An aerial view of Imatra | Hannu Vallas/AFP via Getty Images Local politician, two journalists shot dead in Finland Police said that it appears the vicitms had been selected at random.

Three women including a local politician and two journalists were shot dead with a rifle in a small town in Southeastern Finland, police said Sunday.

Finnish broadcaster YLE reported that a 23-year-old man with a criminal record was detained at the scene of the shooting that occurred around midnight outside a restaurant in the town of Imatra. Police said the motive for the killings remained unclear.

One of the victims, Tiina Wilén-Jäppinen, was chairwoman of Imatra city council while the other two women were journalists, the police said.

“At the moment, it looks like the victims were chosen at random,” Detective Inspector Saku Tielinen said.

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