Shooting in Sweden: What do we know about the victims and the attacker | News of crimes

AND shooting On Tuesday, at least 11 people were killed in the Central Sweden’s adult education campus, including the attacker, police announced on Wednesday.

Here’s what we know so far:

What happened and when?

The shooting happened at the Adult School in Orebbro at 12:33 local time (11:33 GMT) on Tuesday, and police at the beginning reported that five people had been killed.

The shots were fired in a rapid sequence, witnesses say and show videos. The school teachers said that when they heard the shootings, they fled in the classrooms or barricaded inside.

Maria Pegado, 54, a school teacher, she said to Reuters: “I took all my 15 students to the hall and we started running. Then I heard two shots, but we managed. We were close to school at school. I saw people retreat The injured, first and then another.

Where was the shooting?

The shooting took place at the Risberg Campus in the town of Orebbro, 200 KM (124 miles) west of the Swedish capital of Stockholm.

What is Risberg School for Adults?

The school is for people over 20 years of age who have not been able to complete formal education or who have not received grades they need for higher education. Schools like Risbergs are known as “Komvux” in Sweden.

The school serves about 2,000 students and also offers professional training and Swedish language classes.

What do we know about the attacker?

Swedish police say the suspect’s attacker – a man – was dead when they found him.

Police chief Orebro -a Roberto Eid Forest said on Wednesday at a press conference that “there is a lot of what he indicates” the suspect turned the gun to himself.

Police said the shooting motive was still unclear and under investigation, but they believe he was acting alone. The attacker was unknown to the police before the shooting, and the police said they had not found connections between him and any gang or group. It is unclear whether it means that any ties with terrorism is excluded.

The Swedish Television Company for Public Services SvetiGes Television (SVT) said, without quoting the source, that the man lived in Orebbro and had a hunting license. The show added that she uses hunting weapons.

The Swedish daily tabloid Aftonbladet reported that the man was 35 years old. Outlet reported that the relatives said she was a hermit who had withdrawn from family and friends.

What do we know about victims?

The authorities confirmed on Wednesday that 11 people had been killed, including the attacker.

The authorities have not yet confirmed the number of injured people, and the police warned that the number of deaths could increase, Svt said.

Police said at a press conference that six people were taken to a local university hospital, five of whom had a firearm wounds. Two people remain in intensive care.

“We do not have a complete picture at the moment regarding the number of injuries,” police spokesman Fredrik Svemyr quoted the news agency Anadol.

“Since we also have no information about the situation with injury for those treated in the hospital, unfortunately there is a risk that the number will not stop at 11,” Svemyr said.

What are the reactions?

• Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf said UU Tuesday in a statement that he had received the news of the shooting with “sadness and dismay.”
• All the flags of government buildings and royal palaces flew on Wednesday on half -hour. This was published in the media outlets of the Government, the royal family and the speakers of Parliament.
• Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristsson wrote on Tuesday X: “It’s a very painful day for the whole Swedish. Being locked in a classroom, a fear for his life, is a nightmare that no one should experience.”
• European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote in Post X: “Such violence and terror have no place in our societies – the least of all in schools. In this dark watch we stand with people of Sweden.”

What happened today in Örebro is really scary.

Such violence and terror have no place in our societies – the strongest of all in schools.

In this dark clock we stand with people of Sweden.

Our thoughts are with victims, and we wish them strength and quick recovery. https://t.co/z8xahdfzby

– Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) 4 February 2025

• 16-year-old Linn, a student who attends a school near the shooting, said to AFP: “I stood there, watching what was happening, and I was right here when I saw some bodies lying on the ground. I don’t know if they were dead or injured. “
• Liv Demir, 36, whose son attends school nearby and also attends the Risberg Campus Course, told AFP: “I became stunned, without a word. I didn’t really know where to go. “

How rare are shots in Sweden?

The shooting in Sweden was once rare. Prime Minister Kristesson told reporters that the attack was “the worst mass shooting in Swedish history.”

However, Sweden recorded a rise in shooting and bombing associated with gang violence.

In Sweden there were 296 shootings in 2024, resulting in death 44 people and injuries 66 people, police data show. The record for the highest number of shootings was 2022, when 391 shots were taking place across Sweden. About 62 people died and 107 were injured during that year.

There were also some recent incidents of violence in schools in Sweden. In March 2022, a student, 18, killed and killed two teachers in the city of Swedish Malma.

In October 2015, a man at school protested teachers and students at a school with a large number of immigrants in the industrial city of Trollhattan. The man, who was identified by Swedish media as 21-year-old Anton Lundin Petterson, was reported to have an extremely right sympathy and that the police shot him.