Saturday, July 11, 2026

Gunman who opened fire on Swedish education centre found dead in building

The shooting occurred at the school called Campus Risbergska in Örebro.

• February 5, 2025
Sweden
Sweden [ Credit: Wikipedia]

The suspected gunman that opened fire on a Swedish adult education centre has been found dead in a building.

Police investigators probing the case said on Wednesday.

Officers heard gunshots when they arrived at the scene of the mass shooting on Tuesday, said Roberto Eid Forest, head of the police in the city of Örebro.

During a subsequent search of the building, the suspected shooter was found dead, he said.

Eid Forest could not confirm media reports that the suspect took his own life.

He added that not all of the 11 fatalities have been identified yet.

The shooting occurred at the school called Campus Risbergska in Örebro.

Much about the case remained unclear, including the motive.

Investigators assumed that the perpetrator acted alone and that it was not an act of terrorism.

Six injured people were still in hospitals, Jonas Claesson, Director of Health Services in the region, said at the news conference.

Five of them had life-threatening gunshot wounds when they were admitted.

Their conditions are all now stable, Mr Claesson said, although two of them remained in intensive care. 

(dpa/NAN)

We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.

More from Peoples Gazette

farmers

Agriculture

FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology

The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices

Katsina State

Politics

Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku

“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

residents of Edo

States

Cash Transfer: FG disburses stipends to 1,381 Edo residents

Ms Idaomi said eligible households received N75,000, while eligible individuals received N25,000 each.

youths playing football on the field of Uselu Secondary School,

States

Youths shun Edo LG polls to play football in Benin

The youth mounted goalposts and played football in sets.

five suspected cultists and recovered weapons, hard drugs, and other incriminating items

States

Police arrest five suspected cultists, recover weapons in Lagos

The police said the suspects were allegedly involved in terrorising residents of the Apapa, Ijora and Badia areas of the state.

Peter Obi

States

Obi charges Tinubu, govs to strengthen security, says no child should suffer kidnapping

Mr Obi called for sustained efforts to build a country where children could pursue their education free from threats of violence and abduction.

Police

States

Police arrest 33-year-old for staging self-kidnap in Ondo

Detectives arrested Mr Sikiru on July 7, 2026, and discovered that he had allegedly orchestrated his own kidnapping.

Bafana Bafana midfielder Jayden Adams

World

South Africa’s Jayden Adams dies shortly after returning from World Cup

Adams played three matches at the World Cup in North America as South Africa reached the knockout round.