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Eleven dead in Örebro – this is what happened

Eleven people are dead after the school shooting in Örebro, the worst mass shooting in Swedish history. This is what is known so far.

» Published: 07 February 2025, 11:13

Eleven dead in Örebro – this is what happened
Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT

+ Eleven people have been confirmed dead after a shooting on the school grounds of Campus Risbergska in Västhaga, Örebro.

+ The alarm came just after 12:30 pm on Tuesday, February 4.

+ The suspected perpetrator is one of the dead, confirms the police. According to information from TT, the man shot himself.

+ The suspected perpetrator was found dead inside the school an hour after the alarm was raised to the police. He had three firearms with him.

+ The suspected perpetrator was, according to the police, the holder of four weapons with a firearms license.

+ Five people are being treated for gunshot wounds after the attack. This includes three women and two men. All are over 18 years old. On Friday, Örebro University Hospital reported that the condition of two of the women is serious but stable, and the third is stable. The condition of the two men is stable.

+ The work of identifying the people who died in the attack was still not finished on Friday morning.

+ The suspected perpetrator was previously unknown to the police.

+ All indications are that he acted alone, according to the police.

+ There are currently no suspicions that it is a terrorist crime. But no motive has yet been clarified.

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