A police vehicle pictured near the Risbergska School building in Orebro, Sweden.Photo:KICKI NILSSON/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty
KICKI NILSSON/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty
Multiple people are feared dead amid an ongoing deadly situation at a school in Sweden, according to numerous reports.
At 12.33 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Feb. 4, police were alerted that a shooter had targeted Campus Risbergska School in Orebro, around 124 miles west of Stockholm, according to the local news outletAftonbladet. At least five people have been confirmed shot, while close sources told the outlet “several” are dead.
According to the Swedish newspaperDagens Nyheter,police have been shot at but are not among the estimated 10 people injured. The ages and extent of the injuries are unknown at the time of publication.
A map of Sweden.Murat Usubali/Anadolu via Getty
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Police are on-site at six schools that went into lockdown as a precaution, the Swedish newspaperExpressenreported.
They do not want to rule out that there is more than one shooter, per the outlet. Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer said the Government is also following the incident closely.
Police have warned members of the public to stay away from the area.
“This is currently seen as an attempted murder, arson and aggravated weapons offense,” they said in a statement, per the BBC.
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A police helicopter at Risbergska School in Orebro, Sweden.KICKI NILSSON/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty
Police shared an update on the situation in a press conference at 3.30 p.m.
“We suspect one of the people in the hospital is the perpetrator,” police said, per theirwebsite. “We are continuing to search the school and are focusing on security work – which we have done during the day as well.
“We housed students and staff at several schools because we did not really know the perpetrator or the perpetrators' next steps and whether there were more attacks in the works,” the update continued. “Now we no longer believe that and have begun an evacuation. However, we do not want the public or other people at the scene, the operation is still ongoing.”
source: people.com
