Tue Feb 04 13:26:19 UTC 2025: ## Mass Shooting at Swedish Education Center Leaves Around 10 Dead
**Stockholm, Sweden –** A mass shooting at the Risbergska education center in Orebro, Sweden, on February 4, 2025, resulted in the deaths of approximately 10 people, including the suspected perpetrator. Police confirmed that the assailant was unknown to them.
The shooting began around 12:33 p.m. local time (5:03 p.m. IST), according to Orebro police chief Roberto Eid Forest. While details surrounding the incident remain unclear, teachers reported hearing gunfire in the hallways and sheltering in their offices with students. Witnesses described hearing what sounded like automatic gunfire.
Following the shooting, a police operation was launched in Polhemsgatan, targeting the suspected perpetrator’s home. The incident has left the community reeling, with parents anxiously awaiting the release of their children from nearby schools placed on lockdown.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson expressed his condolences and stated that the government is closely monitoring the situation. The shooting has sparked renewed concerns about school safety in Sweden, following several similar violent incidents in recent years. These include a 2022 stabbing that killed two teachers and a 2015 racially-motivated attack resulting in three deaths. The investigation into the Orebro shooting is ongoing.
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