A gunman who killed ten people in Sweden's worst mass shooting was linked to the adult education center where he opened fire, authorities say. The motive behind the attack remains unclear.
The gunman who killed ten people this week in Sweden 's worst mass shooting was linked to the adult education center where he opened fire with at least one rifle-like weapon, police said Thursday. Authorities said the shooter, who has not yet been officially identified, may have attended the school before Tuesday's violence at the educational facility located west of Stockholm.
The gunman was later found dead with three weapons and a large amount of unused ammunition beside his body, they added in a press conference. The school, Campus Risbergska, offers primary and secondary education classes for adults over 20, Swedish classes for immigrants, vocational training, and programs for people with intellectual disabilities. It is located outside Orebro, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Stockholm. Around 130 officers were dispatched to the center after receiving reports and encountered a chaotic situation they described as a “hell”. “Dead people, wounded people, screams and smoke,” said local police chief Lars Wirén during the press conference.Police found at least five people, all over 18 years old, in critical condition due to gunshot wounds. Two of them were still in intensive care Thursday, serious but stable. The other three were stable after operations. A sixth person was treated for minor injuries. Authorities had to search the 17,000 square meter (182,986 square foot) facility to check for more victims. Police explained that the attacker had licenses for four weapons, three of which were found next to his body. The fourth has been seized. Investigators had not yet discovered a clear motive behind the massacre Thursday. Police said there had been no prior warnings and believe the man acted alone. At this time there were no connections with terrorism, they added.In Orebro, a city of 160,000 inhabitants considered the seventh largest in the country, Thursday was a day of more sadness but still few answers. “It has been two days of shock and grief,” John Johansson, president of the municipal board, told The Associated Press. “We are still asking why, we are still asking what happened. The expressions of grief and unity have been enormous.” King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, as well as Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, visited Orebro on Wednesday and attended a funeral. In other parts of the Scandinavian nation of approximately 10.5 million residents, where school gun violence is very rare, mourners were trying to process that such an event had occurred in their own country. The shooting took place Tuesday afternoon, when many of the students had already gone home after a national exam. Survivors rushed to seek shelter as shots rang out, hiding behind or under whatever they could find to escape the gunman and the massacre. One woman feared she would never see her children again while another used her friend’s shawl to stop the bleeding of a man who was shot in the shoulder. “Those were the worst hours of my life. I didn't know if they would shoot me right there, or in ten minutes. You were just waiting,” said Hellen Werme, 35, in statements to the newspaper Expressen. Authorities were working to identify the deceased. Police said agents discovered the gunman dead at the school when they arrived. It was unclear how he died. Roberto Eid Forest, the local police chief, said six officers were treated for smoke inhalation. There was no fire, he said, and authorities were unaware at the moment what had caused the smoke.Dazio reported from Berli
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