Örebro school shooting
| Örebro school shooting | |
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| Location | Örebro, Sweden |
| Coordinates | 59°16′10″N 15°9′58″E / 59.26944°N 15.16611°E |
| Date | 4 February 2025 12:31 – 13:30 (UTC+01:00) |
| Target | Students and staff members at Campus Risbergska |
Attack type | School shooting, mass shooting, mass murder, murder–suicide |
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| Deaths | 11 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 12 (5 by gunfire, 7 by smoke inhalation) |
| Perpetrator | Rickard Andersson |
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On 4 February 2025, a school shooting occurred at Campus Risbergska, an adult education center in Örebro, Sweden. The shooter was identified as 35-year-old Rickard Andersson. As of 16 May 2025, the Swedish Police Authority appeared to close their investigation, saying the perpetrator appeared to have a suicidal motive for his attack. According to police, the perpetrator likely chose this specific school to attack because he had connections to Campus Risbergska.
He was enrolled there for some time but failed to keep up and complete his studies. Eleven people were killed, including the perpetrator, and six others were injured. Six people were hospitalised, and authorities initially warned there might be more casualties. According to Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson, this is the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history.