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.

Swedish authorities say an Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has been killed in a shooting near Stockholm.