'Around 10 people' dead after shooting at adult education centre in Sweden, police say
'Around ten people' have died after a shooting at an adult education centre in Sweden on Tuesday, police said.
The shooting happened in Orebro, about 200 kilometres (125 miles) west of Stockholm, the country's capital.
Officers were first called at around 12.30pm local time (11.30am GMT), Roberto Eid Forest, the head of the police district, told reporters at a news conference.
The gunman is believed to be among the dead and police say there are no suspected connections to terrorism at this point.
Police believe the perpetrator acted alone and he wasn’t previously known to police, officials said.
Authorities say they are now working to identify the deceased but the total number of injured is currently unclear.
Earlier today, regional authorities confirmed six people had been hospitalised, with one in a serious condition.
At a previous press conference, Roberto Eid Forest said: "The investigation is somewhat unclear. It is unclear whether the shooting took place inside the school (building) or whether there may be more perpetrators."
Andreas Sundling, 28, was among those forced to barricade themselves inside the school.
“We heard three bangs and loud screams,” he told Expressen newspaper while sheltering in a classroom. “Now we’re sitting here waiting to be evacuated from the school. The information we have received is that we should sit and wait.”
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson gave a news conference hours after the tragedy. He said: "Today, we have witnessed brutal, deadly violence against completely innocent people.
"This is the worst mass shooting in Swedish history. Many questions remain unanswered, and I cannot provide those answers either. But the time will come when we will know what happened, how it could occur, and what motives may have been behind it. Let us not speculate."
Police didn’t immediately know how many people were wounded.
The school, called Campus Risbergska, serves students who are over age 20, according to its website.
Primary and upper secondary school courses are offered, as well as Swedish classes for immigrants, vocational training and programs for people with intellectual disabilities.
The shooting erupted after many students had gone home following a national exam.
Police vehicles and ambulances, lights flashing, blanketed the parking lots and streets around the school as a helicopter buzzed overhead.
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