The 18-year-old man was arrested on Sunday by the Västmanland District Court, and the suspicions relate to murder and attempted murder. The prosecutor has no comments to give other than that "the investigation is at an early and intensive stage."
A 17-year-old girl was killed and two boys were seriously injured in the school attack in Fagersta.
The 18-year-old's defence lawyer, Anes Sabic, does not want to say anything about his client's reaction to the allegations.
He admitted that there was probable cause for murder, Sabic says.
Does that mean he is confessing to murder?
"It doesn't mean that. I will not publicly state his position on the suspicion of a crime as such, this is just a question of probable cause," says the lawyer.
School remains closed
The elementary schools and preschools in Fagersta will open as usual on Monday. This is what the municipality's head of schools, Eeva-Liisa Purolainen, tells TT.
However, the Brinell School premises remain closed and the high school students will instead gather in Fagerstahallen. Monday will be about providing support, information and conversation, according to the school principal.
"Right now we are in a meeting. We are a small municipality with only one psychologist. We have to provide support to both the upper secondary school and the Brinell School," says Eeva-Liisa Purolainen.
First we will meet with our student health team and we will also get help from Surahammar's student health. We will make a plan.
Technical investigations
The police are continuing their work at the crime scene, and the school is still cordoned off.
The technical investigation is still ongoing during the day. I don't know exactly how long, but it will take the time needed, police spokesman Stefan Larsson tells TT.
We have plenty of resources in place and we will have them for some time.
The police plan to conduct hundreds of interviews with students and teachers at the school. So far, they have conducted between 80 and 100 interviews, Stefan Larsson estimates, but he does not want to comment on what has emerged.
But the more interviews, details and time, the clearer the picture becomes. But we are far from finished.
