Five people were shot dead in a shooting in a Örebro school, Sweden, on Tuesday, February 4. Local police indicate that the “danger is not over” and that their operation is still underway.
A shooting took place in a Swedish school. This Tuesday, February 4, several shots sounded in a school in the city of Örebro located just under 200 km west of Stockholm. “Five people have been shot” according to the latest information reported on The local police site Who specifies that “the extent of the damage is not clear” and who refuses to make any other commentary on the situation. According to the newspaper AFTONBLADETit was automatic gunfire that has been heard and the emergency room of the city hospital have been reorganized to be able to take care of the injured. The same source said that four injured were welcomed at Örebro university hospital after the shooting. Neither the age nor the type of injuries of the victims were specified.
Swedish police and local media indicate that a major police system is underway around the school. “The danger is not over,” insists the police who do not specify if they have identified or challenged one or more suspects. An investigation was opened for “attempted murder, criminal fire and aggravated offense in arms legislation”. The Minister of Justice, Gunnar Strömmer, said to the public television channel SVT that “the government is in close contact with the police and closely follows the evolution of the situation”.
According to the authorities, the students present in the establishment “are accommodated in schools located near the affected area as well as in the school concerned”. The population is invited to stay away from the premises and the perimeter secured by the police, to go in the other direction or to stay inside the home or a building for those present on site.
“An information point will be set up where relatives and other people with questions will be able to come together” and a press conference must take place at 3:30 p.m. on police premises.
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4:03 pm – “It’s a very painful day for all of Sweden,” concedes the Prime Minister
“It is with sadness that I received information on the terrible act of violence committed in Örebro. My thoughts go to those who were touched and their loved ones. It is a very painful day for all of Sweden. My my Thoughts also go to all those whose normal school day has been replaced by horror. Swedish minister, ULF KrisSson.
He continues: “The government is in close contact with the police and closely follows the evolution of events. The operation is still underway and it is important that the public follows the police. My call is also to give Now in the police the peace of mind she needs to investigate what happened and how these horrible crimes could take place, “he said to the media AFTONBLADET.
15:59 – According to the police, the attacker was hospitalized
“We suspect that one of the hospitalized people is the attacker. We continue to search the school and we focus on safety work – which we have also done during the day,” said local police. The authorities do not know the next stages of the authors (s) and if other attacks are in preparation in the region. “We don’t want public or other people on the scene, the operation is still underway,” said one.
15:49 – The author of the shots would have died
For the time being, the police do not mean if there are students or teachers among the injured. At the police’s press conference, it was said that the alleged perpetrator was one of the people injured by bullet. According to information from Aftonbladet, this person died. Police do not exclude that there are accomplices.
15:37 – Victims taken care of in hospital and medical reinforcements on site
The police have secured the Örebro university hospital where several victims injured during the shooting are treated after AFTONBLADET, at least five according to information confirmed by the region. To strengthen the care teams, a helicopter in charge of additional care equipment, in particular intensive care went on site. will provide additional support for intensive care.
15:30 – Several people who died and others injured, but no precise assessment
Swedish police report that “five people were slaughtered” during the shooting and the AFTONBLADET newspaper also said they had heard of several deaths after the attack in a school in Örebro. But there would also be injured according to the newspaper, at least five people hit by ball according to the police. No specific assessment has been communicated for the time being, but the police could give more information at a press conference scheduled in a few minutes.