At least 10 dead in the worst mass shooting in Sweden, Gunman also dead

OBRO, Sweden (AP) – The worst massive shooting in Sweden He left at least 11 dead people, including the gunman, and at least five serious injured in an adult education center west Stockholm.

The reason for the gunman had not been determined at dawn on Wednesday as The Scandinavian nation – Where armed violence in schools is very rare, it recovers from an attack.

The authorities said on Wednesday that three women and two men, all with gunshot wounds, underwent surgery at the Hospital of the University of Obebro. All were in serious but stable condition after being admitted to the hospital with injuries that threaten life. Another woman was treated by minor wounds and was stable.

Jonas Claesson, Regional Director of Medical and Health Services, said that two of the shooting victims were in intensive care on Wednesday. All victims are over 18, the authorities said. No other patients related to the shooting were admitted to the Hospital of the University of Obebro during the night.

The school, called Risbergska Campus, offers primary and secondary educational classes for adults over 20, Swedish language classes for immigrants, vocational training and programs for people with intellectual disabilities. The school is on the outskirts of Obebro, which is about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west Stockholm.

The Minister of Justice, Gunnar Strömmer, described the shooting “an event that shakes our entire society in its nucleus.” King Carl XVI Gustaf and Prime Minister Ulf Kristerson He ordered that the flags fly in the middle of the staff in the Royal Palace and the government buildings.

King and Queen Silvia were in Orebro and would visit the school district and attend a commemorative service in the city, said the palace. Kristerson and Strömmer would also be there. The Degerfors SI and Orebro Syrianska soccer teams will wear black bracelets in a preseason match on Wednesday night and maintain a minute of silence before the start, said Degerfors.

The shooting began Tuesday afternoon After many students went home after a national exam. Protected students in nearby buildings, and other parts of the school were evacuated after shooting.

The authorities were working to identify the deceased. Police said the officers discovered the dead gunman at school when they arrived. It wasn’t clear how the gunman died.

Roberto Eid Forest, head of the Local Police, said the school’s big facilities meant that the officers took a long time to search the campus to make sure there were no more victims. Police heard shots when they arrived and initially thought they were being shot, he said.

Eid Forest said six officers were treated by smoke inhalation. There was no fire, he said, but the authorities did not know immediately what the smoke caused.

Researchers will spend Wednesday looking for witness information and reviewing any video of the attack. Police did not say if the shooter had multiple weapons.

There were no warnings in advance, and the police believe that the author acted alone. The police have not said if the man was a student at school. They have not launched a possible reasonBut the authorities said there were no suspicions of connections with terrorism at this time.

The police raided the suspect’s house after Tuesday’s shooting, but it was not immediately clear what they found. The police warned the public against the dissemination of incorrect narratives on social networks.

“Today we have witnessed brutal and mortal violence against completely innocent people.” The Prime Minister He told journalists in Stockholm on Tuesday night. “This is the worst mass shooting in Swedish history. Many questions remain unanswered, and I can’t provide those answers either.

“But the time will come when we will know what happened, how could it happen and what reasons may have been behind him. Let’s not speculate, ”he said.

While armed violence in schools is very rare in Sweden, people were injured or killed with Other weapons like knives or axes in several incidents in recent years.

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Dazio reported from Berlin. Geir Moulson in Berlin and Kwiyeon has in London, contributed to this report.