Three people have been injured after shots were fired in the underground car park of Denmark 's largest shopping centre , police have said . The attack took place earlier this morning at Fields - a busy shopping precinct on the outskirts of the Danish capital Copenhagen . Local media reported that two people had been arrested by police though it was not immediately clear whether . those responsible for the shots are being held . 'We have a massive presence [ there ] . It happened in the . parking basement . One person is hit in the arm , the other is . possibly hit in the back , ' the police chief , Michael Andersen said . Alert : Police in Copenhagen have been on guard since former convict Omar El-Hussein attacked a free speech event and a synagogue , killing two people and injuring five police officers in February . Officials at Copenhagen police reached by telephone said . they could not confirm any details . There was no official word . on any motive , although witnesses claimed the shooting was gang related . Speaking to local news agency Rittzau , Andersen said the shooting was a result of 'two groups who clashed ' , adding that approximately eight people had been involved in the incident . 'It seem two groups got in a quarrel and it culminated in the parking basement in Field 's where a still unknown number of shots were fired , ' Police Communications Officer Sebastian Richelsen added . Located in the Amager district , Fields is the biggest shopping centre in Denmark . Copenhagen police have been on guard since local former convict . Omar El-Hussein attacked a free speech event and a synagogue , . killing two people and injuring five police officers last month . The first shooting took place at a public event called 'Art , Blasphemy and Freedom of Expression ' at the , where El-Hussein killed film director Finn Noergaard , 55 , and wounded three police officers . Swedish artist Lars Vilks , who garnered fame and notoriety for his drawings of the Prophet Muhammed , was among the speakers and is thought to have been the main target of the attacks . Hours later , security employee Dan Uzan , 37 , was shot in the head as he stood outside a building belonging to the city 's Great Synagogue . El-Hussein 's bloody rampage was brought to an end shortly after when he was shot dead by police officers after a dramatic stand-off . Two deaths : Finn Norgaard , 55 , ( left ) was killed at a free speech debate in a cafe in February , hours before 37-year-old Dan Uzan ( right ) , a basketball player , was shot in the head as he guarded the door of a Bar Mitzvah . Gunned down : Omar El-Hussein , who two men in separate shootings in Copenhagen on Valentine 's Day , was shot dead by police this morning after a dramatic standoff . Following the attack Denmark 's government pledged 970 million kroner ( £95 million ) to strengthen anti-terrorism measures , including boosting foreign and domestic intelligence gathering . The government started drafting the plans in January after lawmakers demanded a review of anti-terror measures following the terror attacks by Islamic extremists in Paris . Social Democratic Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt says the plan includes 415 million kroner ( £40 million ) to boost efforts to monitor Danes joining Islamic militant groups abroad . A further 200 million kroner ( £20 million ) went to the domestic intelligence agency , and 150 million kroner ( £15 million ) to more IT and analysis capacity . The government also stated that it wants more SWAT team members and bodyguards in the city .
one person was shot in the arm and another in the groin during the attack . police say two people have been arrested in connection with the shooting . another suggested attack was gang related and involved several policemen . police is on high alert following terror attacks on the streets last month .