At least 10 people were killed and an undisclosed number of people wounded yesterday after a shooter opened fire at an adult education center in central Sweden in what officials described as the country's worst mass shooting. The attacker was shot and killed; a motive remains unclear as of this writing, though officials believe he acted alone.
The assailant began firing around 12:30 pm local time at the city of Orebro's Campus Risbergska, a school for adults seeking remedial education and vocational training, including immigrants. The institute—located in the vicinity of other schools for children—was less populated at the time of the attack; students present were forced to shelter in place. Officials had not released information on the type of weapon used or the identity of the attacker or victims as of this writing.
While gun violence in much of Europe has declined over the last two decades, increased juvenile gang conflict in Sweden has lifted the country's gun homicide rate to roughly four deaths per million inhabitants—more than double the European average.
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