A teacher has spoken of her horror after a gunman opened fire at an adult education centre in Sweden.
Eleven people were killed in the shooting at the Risbergska School in Örebro, some 125 miles west of Stockholm, on Tuesday at 12.33 local time.
Local police chief Roberto Eid Forest said the gunman, who was not previously known to the police and has no suspected links to gangs or terrorism, was among the dead.
Teachers and students have told of how they heard gunshots as they barricaded themselves in classrooms or ran for shelter after the alarm was raised on campus.
Maria Pegado, 54, a teacher at the school, said a person opened the door to her classroom and shouted to everyone to get out.
“I took all my 15 students out into the hallway and we started running,” she said. “Then I heard two shots but we made it out. We were close to the school entrance. I saw people dragging injured out, first one, then another. I realised it was very serious.”
Sweden’s prime minister Ulf Kristersson said the mass shooting was the worst in Swedish history. “We have witnessed brutal, deadly violence against completely innocent people,” he said.
A police investigation into murder, arson and an aggravated weapons offence has been opened.
Police rule out terrorism, suspect acted alone
Swedish police have ruled out terrorism in the mass shooting at an adult education centre as they continue to investigate the incident.
“We know that 10 or so people have been killed here today. The reason that we can’t be more exact currently is that the extent of the incident is so large,” local police chief Roberto Eid Forest told a news conference.

Mr Forest told the press conference police believed the gunman had acted alone and that terrorism was not currently suspected as a motive, though he cautioned that much remained unknown. He said the suspected gunman had not previously been known to police.
“We have a big crime scene, we have to complete the searches we are conducting in the school. There are a number of investigative steps we are taking: a profile of the perpetrator, witness interviews,” Mr Forest said.
Namita Singh5 February 2025 03:43
Number of injured unclear, say police
A search is on for other possible victims of school shooting, said police.
“We currently have no information on the condition of those who have been injured,” local police chief Roberto Eid Forest.

The shooting took place in Orebro, some 200km west of Stockholm, at the Risbergska school for adults who did not complete their formal education or failed to get the grades to continue to higher education. It is located on a campus that also houses schools for children.
Namita Singh5 February 2025 03:41
Gunman believed to be among the dead, say police
Police said the gunman was believed to be among those killed, adding that the motive of the attacker was not immediately known.
“We have a big crime scene, we have to complete the searches we are conducting in the school. There are a number of investigative steps we are taking: a profile of the perpetrator, witness interviews,” local police chief Roberto Eid Forest said.

Namita Singh5 February 2025 03:23
What Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson said at his press conference
Just hours after the attack at the adult education centre on the outskirts Orebro, Sweden’s prime minster, Ulf Kristersson gave a press conference to explain what had happened.
As he spoke, a final death toll, a conclusive number of wounded and a motive still had not been confirmed.
He said: “Today, we have witnessed brutal, deadly violence against completely innocent people.
“This is the worst mass shooting in Swedish history. Many questions remain unanswered, and I cannot provide those answers either.
“But the time will come when we will know what happened, how it could occur, and what motives may have been behind it. Let us not speculate.”
Alex Ross5 February 2025 03:15
Painful day, says prime minister as he mourns shooting
Sweden’s prime minister has mourned the deadliest gun attack in the country’s history, calling it a “painful day”.
“It is hard to take in the full extent of what has happened today – the darkness that now lowers itself across Sweden tonight,” said prime minister Ulf Kristersson.
King Carl XVI Gustav also conveyed his condolences. “It is with deep sadness and dismay that my family and I received the news about the terrible atrocity in Orebro,” he said.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen expressed her sympathy on X, saying: “In this dark hour, we stand with the people of Sweden.”
Namita Singh5 February 2025 02:53
Member of Islamic organisation injured in the attack – local media report
Gothenburg-based media outlet Expressen is reporting that a person hurt in the shooting was a member of the Bosnian Islamic Assembly in Orebro.
The newspaper says the assembly has confirmed the member, a security manager at a non-profit organisation, was injured.
Expressen report he was a student at the school. He was taken to hospital where his condition is serious but stable, the outlet adds.
Alex Ross5 February 2025 02:00
Ukraine president Zelensky issues statement
Among the world leaders who have responded to Tuesday’s attack is Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky.
On social media he wrote: “Condolences to Ulf Kristersson and all Swedes on the tragic shooting at Risbergska School in Örebro that claimed so many innocent lives.
“Our hearts go out to the victims’ families and loved ones. On this painful day, we reunite in mourning with friendly Sweden and share the pain of the Swedish people.”

Alex Ross5 February 2025 01:00
Schools in Orebo to reopen on Wednesday
Schools in Orebro will open as usual on Wednesday after the mass shooting at Risbergska School.
The adult education centre will remain closed.
Petter Larsson, municipal director of Orebro Municipality, said others would be open for classes to help people come together in the wake of the “crisis”.
“We are doing everything we can to prepare and we have loaded up with crisis support and resources when students and staff return,” he said.
“It is our best assessment to open the schools now so we can meet and talk and offer crisis time on site.
“We think it is important that we come together. We do not assess that there is any threat.”
Alex Ross5 February 2025 00:01
Eleven dead in school shooting as police confirm suspect among deceased
Swedish police have confirmed that 11 people have died in the worst school shooting in the country’s history, Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter reported.
The suspect, who was not known to police before the shooting, is among the dead, law enforcement confirmed.
“This is a horrific event that’s unprecedented,” Örebro police chief Robert Eid Forest said.
Gustaf Kilander4 February 2025 23:44
‘He was shooting in the hallway’ – another student gives her account on the attack
A 43-year-old woman who was studying at the school has told of how she escaped the shooting.
The woman, who had only joined the school three weeks ago, said she fled by running toward the entrance of the school after hearing shots.
“He was shooting in the hallway, I don’t know if it was just one shooter. It felt like there were more people, there were shots all the time. Lots of shots. First it was shot indoors, then outdoors,” the woman told Expressen.
Despite getting home, the woman was back at the school on Tuesday night to light candles in the remembrance of those who died.

Alex Ross4 February 2025 23:40