'Around 10 people' dead after shooting at adult education centre in Sweden, police say

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'Around 10 people' dead after shooting at adult education centre in Sweden, police say

'Around ten people' have died after a shooting at an adult education centre in Sweden on Tuesday, police said.

The shooting happened in Orebro, about 200 kilometres (125 miles) west of Stockholm, the country's capital.

Officers were first called at around 12.30pm local time (11.30am GMT), Roberto Eid Forest, the head of the police district, told reporters at a news conference.

The gunman is believed to be among the dead and police say there are no suspected connections to terrorism at this point.

Police believe the perpetrator acted alone and he wasn’t previously known to police, officials said.

Authorities say they are now working to identify the deceased but the total number of injured is currently unclear.

Earlier today, regional authorities confirmed six people had been hospitalised, with one in a serious condition.

At a previous press conference, Roberto Eid Forest said: "The investigation is somewhat unclear. It is unclear whether the shooting took place inside the school (building) or whether there may be more perpetrators."

Andreas Sundling, 28, was among those forced to barricade themselves inside the school.

“We heard three bangs and loud screams,” he told Expressen newspaper while sheltering in a classroom. “Now we’re sitting here waiting to be evacuated from the school. The information we have received is that we should sit and wait.”

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson gave a news conference hours after the tragedy. He said: "Today, we have witnessed brutal, deadly violence against completely innocent people.

"This is the worst mass shooting in Swedish history. Many questions remain unanswered, and I cannot provide those answers either. But the time will come when we will know what happened, how it could occur, and what motives may have been behind it. Let us not speculate."

Police didn’t immediately know how many people were wounded.

The school, called Campus Risbergska, serves students who are over age 20, according to its website.

Primary and upper secondary school courses are offered, as well as Swedish classes for immigrants, vocational training and programs for people with intellectual disabilities.

The shooting erupted after many students had gone home following a national exam.

Police vehicles and ambulances, lights flashing, blanketed the parking lots and streets around the school as a helicopter buzzed overhead.

[The Infidel]

This was done by a 35 year old man and the police do not think it was any kind of terrorism behind it.
Sweden now want to strengthen its gun laws. Many Swedes own a hunting rifle or a shotgun used for hunting, but wearing one in public is a big no-no:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3lpp9we4jo

Sweden plans tighter gun laws after Orebro school shooting
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Getty Images Police have said the gunman in Orebro legally owned four rifles, three of which were found at the scene.Getty Images
Police say the gunman legally owned four rifles, three of which were found at the scene
Sweden's government has announced plans to tighten its gun laws, days after the worst mass shooting in the country's history.

A gunman, who killed 10 people and himself at an adult education centre in Orebro on Tuesday, had four legally-owned rifles - three of which were found at the school, police said.

Sweden's centre-right coalition said it would seek to increase vetting for gun licenses and restrict access to semi-automatic weapons.

"There are certain types of weapons that are so dangerous that they should only be possessed for civilian purposes as an exception," the government said.

Mass shooting leaves immigrant community on edge
Syrians and Bosnian among victims of gunman's attack
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, on a visit to Latvia, told reporters: "We have to ensure that only the right people have guns in Sweden."

The Sweden Democrats said that it agreed with proposals to amend the law, including greater restrictions on access to semi-automatic weapons.

"The horrific act of violence in Orebro raises several key questions about gun legislation," the party said in a statement.

The AR-15, a particular style of semi-automatic rifle that is both powerful and can carry large magazines, was singled out by the government as an example of weapons that could be restricted.

Police have not said exactly which weapons were used in the attack, but the AR-15 has been used in many mass shootings in the US.

They confirmed that several long rifles were found at the site of the attack in Orebro, along with 10 empty magazines.

Under current Swedish gun laws, anyone over 18 who does not have a criminal record can apply for a permit for a shotgun, handgun or semi-automatic rifle.

They must justify to the police why they need a gun. People over 20 can apply for a special dispensation to own a fully automatic weapon.

Around 580,000 Swedes have a weapons license out of a population of around 10.5 million, according to figures from Swedish broadcaster SVT.

A 2017 Swiss study found there were about 2.3 million guns held by civilians in Sweden. That is around 23 guns per 100 people, compared to 29 in Norway and 120 per 100 in the US.

To obtain a hunting license in Sweden, a theory and practical test is required. About 280,000 Swedes have one.

Police have yet to publicly identify the victims of the attack in Orebro, or declare a motive for the attack, but said they hoped to conclude the identification process and make an announcement on Friday.

Among the dead, according to family and community members, were Syrians who fled the war there as refugees, as well as one Bosnian.

Swedish police are usually cautious about naming suspects during an investigation, but the absence of official information has contributed to a feeling of fear and uncertainty among Orebro's immigrant communities over the past few days.

"We need more information," said Nour Afram, 36, who was inside the Risbergska school when the attack began.

"We don't know why he did it, why did he target this school? Was he sick or was it something else?" she said.

Afram was waiting to go into class when she heard people screaming that there was a shooter.

"We started to run and then I heard the gunshots," she said. "One at first, then tak tak tak - maybe ten shots. I was so scared I felt like my heart stopped in my chest."

Sweden has a relatively high level of gun ownership and gun crime, by European standards, though most weapons are legally owned and used for hunting.

Gun crime is mostly associated with gangs, who have also taken to using bombs to target one another.

Non gang-related gun crime is less common, and Tuesday's attack the nation's first school shooting and its worst mass shooting. A total of four people were killed in two separate school stabbings in 2015 and 2022.

[The Infidel]

Update: Swedish police tells about the causalities:

https://polisen.se/aktuellt/nyheter/ber ... jutningen/

Seven women and four men dead in the school shooting at Campus Risbergska

The identification of those who died after the school shooting in Örebro is now completed. In total eleven people died.

All of the deceased are from the county of Örebro.

Seven women in the following age: 32, 38, 46, 52, 54, 55 and 68.

Four men in the following age: 28, 31, 35 and 48.

Each death constitutes an individual investigation. The investigation will reach next step now that all identities have been confirmed. The identification process has been carried out through the standard of Interpol.


The suspected perpetrator among the dead

The 35-year old man who was among the dead is the person who the police suspect is the perpetrator. The investigation will show whether or not the degree of suspicion will increase.

[Revy]

Swell, I live in Sweden at the moment. Not sure how far away from me this happened. Also did not know that guns were so prevalent here, including auto and semi-autos. *sighs*

[Raw Shark]

Guns don't kill people. It's those little metal things that come out of them that kill people. They fly really fast! Stay out of the way of that shit and you'll be fine.

[Zaune]

Only thing you can really do to stop things like this is to check in on people every so often to make sure they aren't going round the twist. Being careful about who you allow to get hold of serious weaponry surely helps, but if the perpetrator hadn't managed to get hold of a gun then he could have gone in there with a hatchet or a pickaxe handle.