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2025 Risbergska school shooting

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2025 Risbergska school shooting
Part of gun violence in Sweden
Flags at half-mast in Gothenburg the day after the shooting.
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LocationCampus Risbergska, Örebro, Sweden
Coordinates59°16′10″N 15°9′58″E / 59.26944°N 15.16611°E / 59.26944; 15.16611
Date4 February 2025; 1 day ago (2025-02-04)
12:33 – 14:15 (UTC+01:00)
Attack type
School shooting, mass shooting, mass murder, arson
Deaths11 (including the suspect)[1]
Injured12 (6 by gunfire, 6 by smoke inhalation)
MotiveUnder investigation
AccusedRickard Andersson[2][3]

On 4 February 2025, a school shooting occurred at Campus Risbergska, an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden. Eleven people were killed, including the perpetrator,[1][4] and six others injured. Motives behind the attack are currently under investigation by the Swedish Police Authority and the Swedish Security Service.[4][5][6] Six people were hospitalised, with authorities warning there may be more casualties.[7] According to Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson, it is the worst mass shooting in the country's history.[4]

Background

Campus Risbergska is a komvux, an adult education centre mainly attended by people who have not completed primary or secondary school. Located in Örebro in central Sweden, the school shares a campus with several other educational institutions.[5] At the time, around 2,000 adult students were enrolled at the school, which offers courses at the gymnasium level, as well as Swedish for immigrants.[8]

Shooting

Officers were called around 12:33 local time (11:33 UTC).[9] Two teachers at the school told Dagens Nyheter that they heard gunshots from a corridor, followed by silence for a half-hour, and then more shooting.[10] The perpetrator and police exchanged gunfire but no officers were injured.[1][11]

Maria Pegado, a teacher at the school, recounted hearing the shots and escaped with her 15 students through the hallway.[12] Ingela Bäck Gustafsson, the school's principal, was eating when students ran in and told everyone to evacuate; she and others took shelter in the staff room of Myrorna, a nearby second-hand store.[13] Lena Warenmark, another teacher at the school, said that fewer than usual students were in the building at the time of the shooting since many had gone home following a national exam.[4]

The Swedish Police Authority stated that the suspect is believed to have acted alone, and has been confirmed dead in the shooting.[1][14] Local police chief Roberto Eid Forest said the shooter appeared to have killed himself. Swedish Radio, citing police investigations, said that an automatic firearm had been used in the shooting.[15]

Suspect

The day after the shooting, 35-year-old Rickard Andersson was identified as the suspect.[2][3][16] Andersson was enrolled at Campus Risbergska, and he quit the latest course in 2021.[2] The suspect's residence in Örebro was barricaded and raided by the police.[4][17] TV4 reported that the man had a firearms license and had no prior criminal convictions.[18] He was also reported to be living reclusively and was unemployed.[19]

The shooting initially prompted speculation on social media about the perpetrator's identity, leading to some individuals being wrongfully accused.[20][21] The police urged the public to not spread unconfirmed information.[1]

Aftermath

Nearby schools were put into lockdown and police instructed the public to stay away,[10] and soon cordoned off the area.[5] Ambulances were sent from the neighbouring counties of Södermanland and Västmanland to assist medical personnel in Örebro, while Värmland sent blood.[22][23][24] In addition, Värmland and Dalarna provided police reinforcements.[23][25] The Örebro municipal government provided support following the shootings, setting up a crisis centre at a church.[26]

Ten people and the perpetrator were killed. Six people were taken to Örebro University Hospital, five of whom had gunshot wounds and sustained life-threatening injuries.[27][4] Six police officers were treated for smoke inhalation.[27]

On 5 February, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia visited Örebro and laid flowers near the site of the shooting.[28]

The National Police Chief Petra Lundh stated that "The police have reason to review procedures and guidelines for the handling of weapons licenses".[29]

Reactions

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson commented on social media that it is "a very painful day for all of Sweden",[30] and urged an investigation into the shooting.[11] Swedish Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer called the shooting "one of the worst shootings in Swedish history".[31][12] King Carl XVI Gustaf sent his condolences,[32] as did local politicians and world leaders[4][33] including King Frederik X of Denmark,[34] President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen[35] and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.[36]

Roberto Eid Forest, head of the local police, described the scene as "awful, exceptional" and "a nightmare".[37] Flags at all government institutions as well as royal palaces were set at half-mast on 5 February.[19]

The Danish Ministry of Justice announced that 5 and 6 February, the birthdays of Queen Mary and Princess Marie respectively, would not be observed as flag flying days, out of respect for the victims of the shooting.[35][38]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Rickard Andersson, 35, misstänks för massmordet i Örebro" (in Swedish). SVT Nyheter. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b Mjaaland, Ola (5 February 2025). "Rickard Andersson (35) er siktet for massedrapet i Örebro" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
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