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Five shot in campus attack in Swedish city of Örebro Swedish police say ‘10 or so’ people dead in Örebro campus attack
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Students held indoors at education campus where shooting took place, with attacker believed to be among injured Victims still being identified but investigators say they believe ‘primary perpetrator’ is among dead
At least five people, including the suspected gunman, have been shot and injured, one seriously, in an attack in the southern Swedish city of Örebro, police have said, adding that the toll may increase as a search for more possible victims continues. Police have said “10 or so” people have been killed and at least five others wounded in a campus shooting in the southern Swedish city of Örebro, in what Sweden’s prime minister has described as a “very painful day” for the country.
Police said the shooting, soon after 12.30 local time on Tuesday at a campus housing an adult education centre and other learning facilities, was being treated as “an attempted murder, arson and aggravated weapons offence”. Roberto Eid Forest, the head of local police, said investigating officers were still in the process of identifying victims but that they believed the “primary perpetrator”, not previously known to police, was among the dead.
Roberto Eid Forest, the head of local police, said one of the injured people was “a person we suspect may be the assailant”, adding: “We can’t rule out other suspects and that’s something we are continuing to work on why it happened and if there are other possible suspects.” He said authorities had had “no prior warning signs” of the attack, which happened soon after 12.30pm local time on Tuesday at a campus housing an adult education centre and other learning facilities, and that it was believed the gunman acted alone.
Eid Forest told a media conference there was no indication of motive and the situation was still “somewhat unclear”. “The operation is ongoing and that will undoubtedly become clearer,” he said. “But we are working very intensively.” “At the moment we are confident that no more attacks will occur,” Forest said, although police could not rule out others having been involved. The campus and local schools where students had been in lockdown had been safely evacuated, he said.
Swedish media, including the daily Aftonbladet and the broadcasters SVT and TV4, cited anonymous sources as saying several people had been killed and about 15 injured. Police said they could not comment on those reports. The prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, described the attack in the city, which is situated about 125 miles (200km) west of Stockholm, as a “terrible act of violence” on a “very painful day for all of Sweden”. He said the government was in close contact with police and the operation was continuing, adding: “My thoughts are [also] with all of those whose normal school day was turned into fear. Being locked up in a classroom fearing for your life is a nightmare no one should have to experience.”
Ulf Kristersson, the prime minister, described the attack as a “terrible act of violence” and a “very painful day for all of Sweden”. He said the government was in close contact with police and the operation was continuing. Police needed to be allowed “the peace of mind they need to investigate what happened and how these horrific crimes could have occurred”, Kristersson said.
Police needed to be allowed “the peace of mind they need to investigate what happened and how these horrific crimes could have occurred,” Kristersson added. Gunnar Strömmer, the justice minister, told SVT the attack was “very serious”. Forest gave no further information about the injured. “The reason we cannot be more specific at this time is that the damage outcome is so great,” he said. Police had earlier said four people had had surgery and one was in a serious condition.
Students were kept indoors at the campus and in nearby secondary schools for several hours and people urged to stay away from the area. No officers were hurt. Four injured people underwent surgery and one was in a serious condition, police said. The county council said six people, five with gunshot wounds, had been treated at Örebro university hospital. It said no children were among the wounded, but gave no further information about their ages or the extent of their injuries.
The county council said in an update that six people, five with gunshot wounds, had been treated at Örebro university hospital after what it described as “deadly violence at a school”. It said no children were among the wounded but gave no further information about their ages or the extent of their injuries. Forest told an earlier media conference police had no indication of motive. “When it comes to saying anything more about the perpetrator, it is still very early,” he said. “The operation is ongoing and that will undoubtedly become clearer.”
One teacher, Lena Warenmark, told the broadcaster she had been confined to her study after hearing “gunshots very close”. She said she heard “probably 10 shots” in total, with a short pause between two bursts. Campus Risbergska, where the shooting occurred, serves students mainly over the age of 20. It also offers primary and upper secondary school courses as well as classes in Swedish for immigrants, vocational training and programmes for people with disabilities.
Warenmark said there had been unusually few students on campus as many had just gone home after sitting an exam. One teacher, Lena Warenmark, told the broadcaster she had been confined to her study after hearing “gunshots very close”. She said she heard “probably 10 shots” in total, with a short pause between two bursts. She said there had been an unusually small number of students on campus as many had gone home after sitting an exam.
Johannes Sjöberg, whose daughter is a student at the campus, told SVT he had been in touch by text message with her throughout, after she had arrived at the school about five minutes before the shooting started. Johannes Sjöberg, whose daughter is a student at the campus, told the broadcaster SVT he had been in touch by text message with her throughout after she had arrived at the school about five minutes before the shooting started. “She saw blood and the teachers were good at helping them, bringing them in and locking the door,” Sjöberg said. He said his daughter was safe and was providing information to the police.
“She saw blood and the teachers were good at helping them, bringing them in and locking the door,” Sjöberg said. He said his daughter was now safe and was providing witness information to the police. Andreas Sundling, 28, was among those who barricaded themselves inside the campus. “We heard three bangs and loud screams,” he told the Expressen newspaper.
Andreas Sundling, 28, was among those who barricaded themselves inside the campus. “We heard three bangs and loud screams,” he told Expressen newspaper. All those who took shelter were evacuated by mid-afternoon, police said. All those who took shelter were evacuated by mid-afternoon, police said. Maria Pegado, 54, a teacher at the school, said someone had thrown open the door to her classroom just after lunchbreak and shouted to everyone to get out. “I took all my 15 students out into the hallway and we started running,” she told Reuters by phone. “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,.”
Ambulances, rescue services and police were at the scene in the city, about 125 miles (200km) west of Stockholm. School attacks are rare in Sweden but several serious incidents have taken place in recent years. In March 2022, an 18-year-old student stabbed two teachers to death at a high school in the southern city of Malmö.
Campus Risbergska, where the shooting occurred, serves students mainly over the age of 20 but also offers primary and upper secondary school courses as well as classes in Swedish for immigrants, vocational training and programmes for people with disabilities. Two months earlier, a 16-year-old was arrested after wounding another student and a teacher with a knife at a school in the small town of Kristianstad.
School attacks are rare in Sweden but several serious incidents have taken place in recent years. In March 2022, an 18-year-old student stabbed two teachers to death at a high school in the southern city of Malmö. Two months earlier, a 16-year-old was arrested after wounding another student and a teacher with a knife at a school in the small town of Kristianstad.
In October 2015, three people were killed in a racially motivated attack at a school in the western town of Trollhättan. The sword-wielding assailant was later killed by police.In October 2015, three people were killed in a racially motivated attack at a school in the western town of Trollhättan. The sword-wielding assailant was later killed by police.