Overview

• The attack occurred at the Risbergska adult education center in Orebro, Sweden, which serves a diverse student body, including immigrants and vocational learners.
• The gunman, identified as 35-year-old Rickard Andersson, was a reclusive, unemployed man with a legal license for firearms and no prior criminal record.
• Police have not identified a motive, but they confirmed Andersson acted alone, changing into military clothing before the attack and later dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
• Five survivors remain hospitalized in serious but stable condition after undergoing surgery for gunshot wounds, while the community grapples with the trauma of the event.
• Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia, and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson visited the site and attended a memorial service as the nation mourns the victims.