At least ten dead in the shooting of an educational center in Sweden

At least ten dead in the shooting of an educational center for adults in Sweden, according to the Swedish police. At the moment, it is unknown if among them the author of the shots that would have taken his life could be. The tragic event that was reported early in the afternoon with five injured, in the city of Orebro, has become a tragic massacre with ten dead from which it is initially ruled out that there is a terrorist mobile but “not yet We know it, “police said.

Initially, five wounded in the city was reported to 200 km west Stockholm. Swedish police urged population to stay away from the areawhere the shooter would have removed the life of a shot, according to Swedish newspapers but has not yet been confirmed by official sources. Means like AftonbladeTy the SVT and TV4 television channels were the first to report dead people on the campus, which attributed to anonymous sources. Now it is the police that has confirmed the massacre and attributes authorship to a single man After informing about your doubts that there had been more attackers on the campus.

The head of the Local Police, Roberto Eid Forest, told journalists that investigators were working to obtain more information about the shooting. “Research is confused”He said during the press conference. “It is not clear if the shooting took place inside the school (building) or if there may be more authors.”

Swedish prime minister, the conservative Ulf Kristerssoncondemned “the terrible act of violence” occurred in Orebro. “My thoughts are with those affected and their relatives,” he added without forgetting those who lived “terror” during his school day.

“The operation is still ongoing And it is important that the public follow the police information, “he added without giving more details and asking for” tranquility “to be able to investigate what happened and how these horrible crimes could happen.”

The school, called Campus Risbergska, It serves students over 20, is about 200 kilometers west of Stockholmaccording to your website.

“It has been confirmed that five people have been shot,” the police initially reported in a statement, in which he added that The scope was not clear. A press conference of the authorities is planned to determine the consequences of the shooting.

Students are refugees in nearby buildings on campus. Information on violence in Over is very serious, authorities have reported.

“Ambulances, rescue and police services are at the scene,” according to local rescue services spokesman.

The police operation is in full swing. “The operation is still ongoing,” police said on their website, which after initially reporting four injured then reported that a fifth person had been reached. The local media reported a great police presence.

“The public must continue to be removed from Västhaga,” the district where the shooting occurred, said the spokesman at 14.10 local time. Obebro, which has a population of around 155,000 people.

“I heard shots, so I got entrusty And I’m waiting for news. We have activated an alarm in the security application and I am communicating with my colleagues, “said Petter Kraftling, a teacher in one of the schools, to the Swedish Teacher Union website Lady you.

According to the newspaper Aftonbladetshots were heard from Automatic weapons and the emergency room of the city hospital was reorganized to serve the injured.

For its part the tabloid Express He assured that the alleged author shot himself but the police have not confirmed the information.

The shooting took place in A campus where several schools are found. Police reported that students are refugees in the classrooms of their schools next to the affected area and in the school in question in order to guarantee security.

“The government is in close contact with the police and closely follows the evolution of the situation,” said Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer, to the Swedish news agency TT.

At the moment, it is investigated as “an attempt to murder, premeditated fire and aggravated weapons crime.” Shortly after 14h00 (13h00 GMT) the police said that “the danger is not over.”

Immigrants and people with disabilities

On the Risbergska campus, top elementary school courses are taught, as well as Swedish classes for Immigrants, professional training and programs for people with intellectual disability.

Professor Lena Warenmark declared SVT News that there were very few students on campus on Tuesday afternoon because Many had gone home after an exam. He also told the station that he had probably heard 10 shots.

Andreas Sundling, 28, was one of those who were forced to entrust at school. “We hear three blows and strong screams,” he told the newspaper Express while taking refuge in a classroom. “Now we are sitting here waiting for us to evacuate us from school. The information we have received is that we must sit and wait,” he added.

Although attacks of this type are rare in Sweden, in recent years there have been several serious incidents in schools.

In March 2022, An 18 -year -old student killed two teachers In a high school in the city of Malmo, in the south.

Two months before, a 16 -year -old was arrested after hurting another student with a knife in a school in the small city of Kristianstad.