At 2:06 p.m. on Friday, August 21, the first alarm was received about ongoing deadly violence at Brinellskolan high school. A perpetrator with a sword had entered and injured several people.
Three minutes after the alarm, at 2:09 p.m., several police patrols were on their way to the school. Several schools and preschools in the area were being evacuated.
At 2:16 p.m., the first police patrol on the scene announced that a suspected perpetrator had been neutralized and arrested. According to police, shots were fired during the arrest, but the suspect was not hit.
As police continued to enter the school to secure the premises, a 17-year-old girl was found dead. Three more people had been injured.
Two boys between the ages of 12 and 17 were still being treated for serious injuries, but their condition was described as stable. A third boy was slightly injured and was able to leave the hospital on Friday. In connection with the incident, Region Västmanland is going into a state of emergency.
The man arrested and detained for the attack is 18 years old, according to police. The suspect is a student at the school and had a key tag for the building. According to court documents obtained by Dagens Nyheter, he was sentenced to youth care last year for assault after an incident at a school in Fagersta.
On Friday, the police are conducting searches at two addresses in Fagersta with connections to the suspect.
On Friday evening, the police and the municipality hold a press conference, where it is confirmed that one person has been killed and three injured in the attack. The police have no reason to believe that there are more perpetrators.
On Saturday, police confirmed that the deceased was a 17-year-old girl.
On Sunday, the 18-year-old suspect was taken into custody on probable cause suspicion of murder and attempted murder.
Police continue their work at the crime scene, the school remains cordoned off and will remain so for at least the rest of the day. Hundreds of interviews are being held with students and staff at the school.
