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Who was the suspect in the Swedish school shooting that killed 10 people?
The gunman was among 11 people killed in the worst shooting in Swedish history at a folk high school west of Stockholm.

On Tuesday, police received reports of a shooting in Örebro, a city 200 km west of Stockholm, at 12:33 p.m. local time, where a gunfight with the suspect took place.

Frightened students took shelter under desks and some even barricaded themselves in classrooms. The suspected perpetrator was later found with a gunshot wound, police said.

Who was the suspect in the Swedish school shooting that killed 10 people?
The gunman was among 11 people killed in the worst shooting in Sweden's history at a folk high school west of Stockholm.

On Tuesday, police received reports of a shooting in Örebro, a city 200 km west of Stockholm, at 12:33 p.m. local time, where a gunfight with the suspect took place.

Frightened students took shelter under desks and some even barricaded themselves in classrooms. The suspected perpetrator was later found with a gunshot wound, police said.

Who was the suspect in the Swedish school shooting that killed 10 people?
The suspect is reportedly a recluse who has had little contact with his family for years

Örebro mosque opens for an extra hour to support the community
The Örebro mosque opened for extra hours on Tuesday and Wednesday to support the local community, Expressen reported.

"We are opening for the grieving and worried. They have big questions that we cannot answer, but we can be there. Right now we can only grieve, that is all we can do at the moment," the mosque's chairman Yusuf Abdow told the Swedish broadcaster.

"People in the mosque, like all of Örebro, feel that this must not happen. That it is a nightmare. It is not just relatives, everyone is shaken."

Alex Croft5. February 2025 11:52

Prime Minister to visit Örebro on Wednesday
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer will visit Örebro on Wednesday, Expressen reports.

Earlier, the Royal Court confirmed that King Carl XVI Gustaf and his wife, Queen Silvia, will also visit the central Swedish city.

The royals will visit the area where the shooting took place before attending a memorial service at St. Nicolai Church in the center of the city.
via independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/sweden-school-shooting