Five people shot at school in Sweden
Five people shot at school in Sweden
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Five people have been shot in a suspected school shooting. Five people have been shot in a school shooting in Sweden school, police said. Emergency services rushed to the school in the city of Örebro some 200 km (125 miles) west of Stockholm on Tuesday. "Five persons are confirmed shot," police said in a statement. "This is currently seen as attempted murder, arson and aggravated weapons offence.". A local who knows a teacher at the Risbergska School told Aftonbladet that he sent a text message as panic ensued inside.
They said: "He wrote that there was shooting with automatic weapons at the school and that they had taken shelter in a room. “Then he wrote that he loved me.". Sweden’s Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer commented on the attack, saying: "The information about violent acts in Örebro is very serious. “The police are on site and the operation is in full swing. “The government is in close contact with the police and is following developments closely.”.
