Over 10 dead In Shooting At Adult School In Sweden
At least 10 people have been killed at an adult school in western Sweden in what the prime minister described as the deadliest shooting attack in the Nordic nation’s history.
The mass shooting occurred at an adult education centre in the city of Orebro on Tuesday at 12:33pm local (11:33 GMT) with police initially reporting at least five people were shot.
In an update hours later, police said about 10 people had been killed in the attack at the Risbergska School without providing a definitive number. The victims were not immediately identified.
A hospital spokesperson said out of five patients admitted at the Orebro University Hospital, one sustained light injuries while four were operated on. Two were out of surgery and stable while one had serious wounds.
Police said the attacker was believed to be among those killed. They said no further attacks were expected, adding there was currently no suspected connection to “terrorism” but a motive was not clear.
Forest said police believed the gunman acted alone, and he had not been previously known to police.
Police earlier in a statement said the incident was being “seen as attempted murder, arson and aggravated weapons offence”.
Maria Pegado, 54, a teacher at the school, said someone threw open the door to her classroom just after lunch break and shouted to everyone to get out.
“I took all my 15 students out into the hallway and we started running. Then I heard two shots but we made it out. We were close to the school entrance. I saw people dragging injured out, first one, then another. I realised it was very serious,” she said.
Andreas Sundling, 28, spoke to the Expressen newspaper while sheltering in a classroom. “We heard three bangs and loud screams,” he said.
“Now, we’re sitting here waiting to be evacuated from the school. The information we have received is that we should sit and wait.”
In a statement on X, Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said his “thoughts are with those who have been affected and their relatives”.
