About 10 killed at education center in Sweden’s worst mass shooting
On February 4, 2025, a tragic incident occurred at an adult education center known as Campus Risbergska in Örebro, Sweden, leading to approximately ten fatalities, including the gunman. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson described the event as the worst mass shooting in swedish history. The shooting left many questions unanswered concerning the final death toll and potential motives.
The adult school serves a diverse student population aged over 20, offering various courses, including vocational training and Swedish language classes for immigrants. In his address following the shooting, Kristersson expressed deep sorrow over the “brutal, deadly violence against completely innocent people,” emphasizing that this incident shocked the nation.
justice Minister Gunnar strömmer echoed thes sentiments, highlighting how such violence is rare in Sweden and that the country had felt insulated from such tragedies.The event sent shockwaves throughout Europe, prompting responses from international officials, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who condemned the violence.
Police indicated that the suspected gunman acted alone and was not previously known to authorities. While investigations continue, there are currently no identified links to terrorism. The extent of the scene’s damage hampered efforts to provide a complete account of casualties. Both local and international communities are mourning the loss and grappling with the implications of this horrific act.
About 10 killed at adult education center in what officials say is Sweden’s worst mass shooting
About 10 people, including the gunman, were killed on Tuesday at an adult education center in what Sweden’s prime minister called the country’s worst mass shooting. But a final death toll, a conclusive number of wounded, and a motive hadn’t yet been determined hours later.
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson gave a news conference in the aftermath of the tragedy, which happened on the outskirts of Orebro. The city is located about 125 miles west of Stockholm.
The school, called Campus Risbergska, serves students 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.
“Today, we have witnessed brutal, deadly violence against completely innocent people,” Kristersson told reporters in Stockholm. “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,” he said.
Gun violence at schools is very rare in Sweden. But there have been several incidents in recent years in which people were wounded or killed with other weapons such as knives or axes.
Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer called the shooting “an event that shakes our entire society to its core.”
While Swedes read about such violence in other places, Strömmer said that the country previously felt it wouldn’t happen there. Other tragedies in Swedish schools weren’t to the extent of Tuesday’s attack, he said, calling it “indescribably sad” for the community.
The shooting also sent shockwaves through Europe, with officials in Brussels expressing their outrage at the carnage.
“What happened today in Örebro is truly horrifying,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote on social media. “Such violence and terror have no place in our societies — least of all in schools. In this dark hour, we stand with the people of Sweden.”
The damage at the crime scene was so extensive that investigators were unable to be more definitive about the number of fatalities, said Roberto Eid Forest, head of the local police.
Police said that the death toll could rise. Eid Forest told reporters that the suspected gunman was among those killed. Police believe the perpetrator acted alone, and he wasn’t previously known to police, officials said.
Authorities said that there were no suspected connections to terrorism at this point, but police didn’t provide a motive.
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