According to Swedish police on Tuesday, five persons were shot at an adult education facility in the central Swedish city of Rebro.
The school was named by Swedish media as Campus Risbergska, which serves adults, including immigrants and those with impairments, and is situated roughly 125 miles west of Stockholm.
It is currently unknown how the five injured are doing. They were taken to the nearby Rebro University Hospital. According to authorities, the alleged shooter was among those being treated.
The police also stated that they had started to evacuate people and did not think any more attacks were planned.
After shots were fired at approximately 12:33 p.m. local time (6:33 a.m. ET), police indicated in a press release that a significant operation is still ongoing and that the charges are currently attempted murder, arson, and aggravated weapons offense, without naming the specific defendant.
Numerous police officers and other emergency vehicles were visible on the scene’s video.
After hearing three bangs and loud screams, 28-year-old Andreas Sundling was taken out of a classroom by highly armed police, he told the Swedish newspaper Expressen, adding that blood was all over the hallway.
For security reasons, kids are being housed at other local schools, and police have asked the public to avoid the V Sthaga district, where the school is situated.
The police are on the scene and the operation is underway, according to Swedish Justice Minister Gunnar Str mmer, who told Swedish news agency TT earlier today that the reports of violence in Orebro are extremely serious.
At a separate news conference on Tuesday, another minister, Mats Persson, said the government was keeping a careful eye on developments, the AP reported.
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