Ten victims and the suspected gunman died in a shooting at Campus Risbergska, an adult-education centre in Örebro, Sweden. Six adults were taken to hospital; five had gunshot wounds, according to local health officials cited by the BBC and The Guardian.
The attack began shortly after 12:30 p.m. on a campus that also housed other schools. Six school buildings and a restaurant were locked down, and students and staff sheltered or barricaded themselves before the site and nearby schools were evacuated. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson described it as the worst mass shooting in Swedish history.
Police believed the attacker acted alone and said he had not previously been known to them. He fired at responding officers, but authorities said on the event date that they had not determined whether he killed himself. They also had no established motive and urged the public not to speculate.
Four injured people underwent surgery and were later described as stable, while two patients remained in intensive care, the BBC reported. The Guardian’s earlier account said one hospital patient was in a life-threatening condition, showing how clinical assessments changed as treatment continued.
The Risbergska centre mainly served adults over 20 and offered Swedish-language, vocational and disability programmes alongside primary and secondary courses. Many victims had not yet been publicly identified as investigators began murder, arson and aggravated-weapons inquiries.
Subsequent SVT reporting identified the gunman as Rickard Andersson and said he died by suicide. It also said investigators still lacked a clear motive, despite extensive later examination of his movements, finances and possible contacts. Those findings were later developments and were not established during the initial February 4 response.
The immediate record remained clear: ten people were killed by the attacker, the attacker also died, and six adults required hospital care. Questions about motive and how the attack unfolded continued beyond the event date.
