Sweden Says Identity Of School Shooter Confirmed

Stockholm: The identity of the suspected gunman in Sweden’s worst ever mass shooting has been confirmed, Swedish prosecutors said on Monday without naming the suspect. On Tuesday of last week, a 35-year-old man — identified as Rickard Andersson by Swedish media — entered an education centre for young adults and opened fire, killing 10 people … Read more

Sweden To Limit Access To Weapons After Mass School Shooting

Stockholm: Sweden on Friday said it will introduce a bill to amend weapon laws and restrict access to semi-automatic guns after the country’s worst mass shooting this week. The move comes after a gunman killed 10 people on Tuesday before apparently killing himself at an education centre in Orebro, west of Stockholm. “There are certain … Read more

10, Including Suspect, Dead In Sweden School Shooting: Police

Police special forces are seen leaving Risbergska School in Orebro. Sweden: Around 10 people have been killed in a shooting at an education centre in central Sweden on Tuesday, including the suspected assailant who was not known to police, police officials said. “Around 10 people have been killed today,” Orebro police chief Roberto Eid Forest … Read more

5 Injured In Shooting At School In Sweden’s Orebro

Stockholm: Five people were shot and wounded at a school in the central Swedish city of Orebro on Tuesday, police said, urging the public to stay away from the area as a large operation was underway. Images from the scene showed a large police presence with multiple ambulances and emergency vehicles outside the school. School … Read more