The police responding to the attack encountered firing so intense that they struggled to tell how many gunmen were on the scene, an official said.

A gunman who killed 11 people, including himself, at an adult education centre in central Sweden may have been a student at the school, police said on Thursday, as they described chaotic scenes after the country's deadliest mass shooting as being like an "inferno".

Sweden saw its deadliest mass shooting on February 4, 2025, at Campus Risbergska in Orebro, when a gunman killed 11 people and injured several others. Media reports have named the suspect as Rickard Andersson, a 35-year-old "loner with extreme social phobia."

A gunman identified as Rickard Andersson killed 11 people, including himself, at a Swedish adult education center. The suspect's motives remain unclear, despite his possible connection as a student. Sweden is grappling with the aftermath and discusses tighter school security.

By Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson OREBRO, Sweden (Reuters) -Swedish police found three rifles near the body of the gunman amid a chaotic scene they described as an "inferno" after 11 people were killed and several wounded in the country's deadliest mass shooting,

Sweden’s prime minister said the attack at the Risbergska School was the worst mass shooting in country’s history

Swedish police said the gunman in the country’s worst mass shooting was connected to the adult education center where he opened fire Tuesday, killing 10 other people

Sweden is reeling from the country's deadliest mass shooting this week as investigators continue to look into the gunman's motive

Survivors of Sweden's worst mass shooting on Wednesday recalled trying to save the lives of their comrades at a school for adults in Orebro, a day after a gunman killed 11 people on what the prime minister called a "dark day" in the country's history.