Salwan Momika, the Iraqi immigrant infamous for desecrating the Qur’an in Sweden, was shot dead in his home in Sodertalje. Police responded to an overnight shooting, finding Momika critically injured.

Iraqi refugee Salwan Momika, who was shot dead late Wednesday in Sweden, stoked international controversy with his Koran burnings.

Salwan Momika’s 2023 burning of Islam’s holy book drew ire in the Muslim world. He was killed just before he was set to receive a sentence in Sweden.