2025 Risbergska school shooting

2025 Risbergska school shooting
Police car at Campus Risbergska,
five days after the shooting
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LocationCampus Risbergska, Örebro, Sweden
Coordinates59°16′10″N 15°9′58″E / 59.26944°N 15.16611°E / 59.26944; 15.16611
Date4 February 2025; 7 days ago (2025-02-04)
12:33 – 14:15 (UTC+01:00)
Attack type
School shooting, mass shooting, mass murder, arson, murder–suicide
Weapons4 firearms:
Deaths11 (including the perpetrator)[2]
Injured12 (6 by gunfire, 6 by smoke inhalation)
PerpetratorRickard Andersson
MotiveUnder investigation

On 4 February 2025, a school shooting occurred at Campus Risbergska, an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden. Eleven people were killed, including the perpetrator,[2][3] and six others injured. The shooter was identified as 35-year-old Rickard Andersson, but his motives for the attack are still under investigation by the Swedish Police Authority and the Swedish Security Service.[3][4][5] Six people were hospitalised, with authorities warning there may be more casualties.[6] According to Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson, it is the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history.

  1. ^ "Here are Rickard Andersson's weapons: Shotgun and rifle". expressen.se. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
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