By At least 10 people were killed in a shooting at a school for adults in the city of Örebro in central Sweden, police said Tuesday.
Swedish media identified the school as Campus Risbergska, about 125 miles west of Stockholm, which serves adults, including immigrants and people with disabilities.
Police initially said five people were admitted to nearby Örebro University Hospital, including the suspected shooter. Hours later it was announced that 10 were killed and that the number of injured was not known.
The shooter is believed to be among the dead, police said. An investigation continues, but authorities say they think the shooter acted alone.
Roberto Eid Forest, the head of the local police, told reporters that investigators went to the suspect’s home after the attack but did not provide additional information.
Police officers at the Risbergska School in Örebro.Kicki Nilsson / AFP – Getty Images
Police added that they did not believe any more attacks were planned, saying they had begun to evacuate people.
A major operation was still underway after shots were fired around 12:33 p.m. local time (6:33 a.m. ET), police said in a news release, adding that “the charges are currently attempted murder, arson and aggravated weapons offense,” without specifying who exactly had been charged.
Police investigate the shooting in Örebro.Kicki Nilsson / AFP – Getty Images
Video showed a large police presence and other emergency vehicles.
Andreas Sundling, 28, was evacuated from a classroom by heavily armed police after he heard “three bangs and loud screams,” he told the Swedish newspaper Expressen, adding that “there was blood all over the corridor.”
Police urged the public to stay away from the district of Västhaga, where the school is located, with students being accommodated in other schools nearby for security purposes.
Swedish Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer told the Swedish news agency TT earlier that “the reports of violence in Örebro are very serious,” adding that “the police are on site and the operation is in full swing.”
Another minister, Mats Persson, added at a separate news conference Tuesday that the government was following developments very closely, according to The Associated Press.
