What we find out about Orebro college gun assault

Police say round 10 folks have died in a taking pictures at an training campus within the metropolis of Orebro.

It’s the worst college taking pictures ever to occur in Sweden, the place college violence is uncommon. The suspected gunman is believed to be among the many lifeless.

Particulars are nonetheless rising, however that is what we all know to this point:

Police first obtained reviews of a taking pictures happening in Orebro, a metropolis 200km (124 miles) west of Stockholm, at 12:33 native time (11:44 GMT) on Tuesday.

The taking pictures was at Campus Risbergska – a kind of college for adults often known as Komvux in Swedish, which is primarily for individuals who didn’t end major or secondary training. There are different colleges additionally on the campus.

Academics have described listening to pictures ring out, resulting in them fleeing lecture rooms or barricading themselves inside.

Maria Pegado informed Reuters she took all of her 15 college students out into the hallway and so they began working. “I noticed folks dragging injured out, first one, then one other. I realised it was very critical,” she mentioned.

One other trainer, Lena Warenmark, informed public broadcaster SVT she was in her research when she heard gunshots: “There have been a number of pictures first briefly succession, a brief pause after which a number of extra”.

Police locked down six colleges and a restaurant within the space, and folks had been informed to remain away or keep inside their houses.

Footage on social media additionally appeared to point out college students hiding beneath desks.

And a video filmed from a balcony additionally appeared to point out the sound of pictures fired in fast succession, as folks rushed away:

Police mentioned “round 10” folks had been killed, however added they “couldn’t be extra particular” concerning the quantity.

All of those that died had been discovered inside the varsity constructing, police mentioned at a information convention on Tuesday afternoon. They consider the gunman is among the many lifeless.

It’s also nonetheless not clear how many individuals had been wounded, however Sweden’s justice minister mentioned at a information convention there have been “many others injured”.

Within the first few hours after the assault, there was confusion over the variety of folks harm.

Regardless of media reviews of casualties, when the police first gave an official briefing at 15:30 native time, they mentioned solely that 5 folks had been injured.

Swedish media continued to report that a number of folks had died, and in a second replace at 18:00, police confirmed “round 10” folks had died.

Police mentioned the attacker was a person who they consider had acted alone. He’s believed to be among the many lifeless.

He was not recognized to police earlier than the taking pictures and had no connection to a gang, mentioned Roberto Eid Forest, Orebro’s native police chief.

Officers additionally don’t consider there was a terror motive to the assault.

“We’re working with secret companies however so far as I do know, it is an individual unknown to police,” mentioned Forest, when requested if the perpetrator lived in Orebro.

Forest added that he “cannot say something concerning the form of weapon” that was used “apart from it was a firearm”.

Requested about reviews the gunman shot himself, police mentioned they didn’t have any details about that.

Police say they’re nonetheless working to establish these killed.

The varsity it occurred at supplied municipal grownup training, which Sweden’s nationwide company for training explains is for folks aged over 20 who didn’t end major or secondary college.

Trainer Ms Warenmark mentioned there have been unusually few college students on the college on Tuesday as many had gone residence for the day after sitting a nationwide examination.

Very uncommon. Whereas there have been college shootings in Sweden earlier than, they haven’t been of this magnitude.

It’s “the worst mass taking pictures in Sweden’s historical past” mentioned Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, as he urged folks to not speculate concerning the motive.

Final September, there was a college taking pictures south of Stockholm, when a 15-year-old is suspected to have wounded a classmate – though that assault was linked to Sweden’s drawback of gang violence.