Denmark PM decries ‘cruel and senseless’ Copenhagen shooting as thousands attend memorial

Mette Frederiksen calls for unity as country mourns three people, including two teenagers, killed after gunman opened fire at Field's shopping centre

Thousands have gathered in Copenhagen to pay tribute to the victims of a weekend shopping centre shooting that left three people dead, including two teenagers.

Cruel, unjust and senseless. Tonight, we all mourn," the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, told the massive crowd that gathered on Tuesday outside the Field's shopping complex, where the attack occurred. Frederiksen called for unity in the face of the tragedy.