10 Murdered in Swedish School Shooting

Feb 5, 2025 | Mass Public Shootings

Sweden has 10.6 million people, just 1/32.6th the population of the US. So that is equivalent on a per capita basis to all the mass public shootings in the United States over the six years from 2019 to 2024. Here are examples and some of our research on mass public shootings.

Students prayed under their desks and trapped teachers sent desperate texts to loved ones when a gunman opened fire at an adult education centre in Sweden, leaving 11 people dead.

Armed police exchanged shots with the suspect at the Risbergska School, an adult campus in the city of Orebro, some 125 miles west of Stockholm. 

The horrific attack – described by prime minister Ulf Kristersson as the worst mass shooting in Swedish history – unfolded on Tuesday after many students had gone home following a national exam. . . .

The school, called Campus Risbergska, serves students aged 20 and above, according to its website. Primary and upper secondary school courses are offered, as well as Swedish classes for immigrants, vocational training and programmes for people with intellectual disabilities . . . .

Barney Davis , Alex Croft , Andy Gregory, “‘Terror’ as Swedish school shooting leaves 11 dead, including gunman,” The Independent, February 5, 2025.

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