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The gunman who massacred 10 people on Orebro’s school campus has been identified by Swedish media as 35-year-old Rickard Anderson.
Details continue to be revealed about Anderson. Anderson reportedly has fired himself at Lisburg Sca School after being turned into Green Military Gear in the school bathroom and turned his gun himself.
The relatives described Anderson to Afton Bradette as an unemployed recluse who lived a lonely life. He reportedly had been unemployed for the past decade.
Anderson received licenses for four hunting rifles and documents from the Swedish National Service Show.
Police sources confirmed the name with Reuters.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk was criticized after reposting online lies about the global response to the shooting.
The right-wing account claimed that the inevitable western in the X, owned by Musk, had been “silenced” by the massacre, referring to the massacre, saying “there are no European politicians.”
However, Musk’s very unique community notes feature lifted the lies, with X users noting that dozens of news outlets and senior politicians across the continent were working on the shooting.
Police say “certainly” who the shooter is – press conference
Police investigators believe they “certainly have who the perpetrator is,” Anna Bergqvist said.
“He has a weapons license for four weapons. Three of these weapons were next to him when he was fixed inside the building,” she added, according to Expressen.
Phone calls and other techniques have been seized in searches of the house, police added.
“Our goal is to give relatives and generally answers to why and how this happened.
Alex CroftFebruary 6th, 2025 09:34
Continuing investigation of motivation
An investigation into the motivation behind the Swedish attack continues, police said.
However, the officers are “not ready to give detailed answers.”
Police are questioning school students and teachers, they told a press conference, according to Afton Bladet.
“We need trust and patience in what we do,” they added, asking people who have films and photos to contact them.
Alex CroftFebruary 6th, 2025 09:30
In the photo: security guards standing at police near the memorial as people pay their respects
Alex CroftFebruary 6th, 2025 09:30
Syrian citizens among victims – Report
Reports say Syrian citizens are among those killed in Swedish shootings.
This was confirmed by the Syrian embassy, Alcompis reported.
The Facebook account, which appears to represent the Syrian embassy in Stockholm, has extended the “honest and pathetic dol opinion” to victims “including dear Syrian citizens.”
Alex CroftFebruary 6th, 2025 09:28
A complete picture of what happened is emerging, police say at a press conference
Photos of what happened in Orebro on Wednesday are beginning to appear, police chief Lars Wein said.
Police arrived at the scene five minutes after being called at 12:33pm. A total of 130 officers have been sent to the scene, he added, according to Aftonbladet.
Police believe the assailants were walking towards them at one point.
An hour later, the emergency surgery was completed when the assailant was found dead with several weapons.
A considerable amount of unused ammunition was found for the shooter. Police believe Shot is on them and by the time they arrive they are no longer students.
Alex CroftFebruary 6th, 2025 09:23
Who was the suspected shooting at a Swedish school accused of killing 10 people?
The gunman behind Swedish worst shooting ever was named 35-year-old Rickard Anderson by Swedish media.
After massacreating 10 people at Lisburg Sca School in Orebro, police believe the attacker had turned a gun at him.
Anderson reported that the parent Relative was “lonely” and “it doesn’t seem to like people”, and Sweden’s outlet, Afton Bradet, reported. The outlet added that he suffered from mental health issues, had multiple hunting rifles licenses, and had been rejected repeatedly.
Alex CroftFebruary 6th, 2025 09:14
Watch Live: Police will provide updates on Swedish school shootings as new details emerge on suspects
Alex CroftFebruary 6th, 2025 09:03
Press conference scheduled to start at 9am GMT
Swedish police are scheduled to hold a press conference at 10am local time (9am).
We bring you all the latest updates.
Alex CroftFebruary 6th, 2025 08:57
The top priority is to identify the deaths – police
Identifying the deaths was a top priority for Swedish police on Thursday.
According to Swedish outlet Aftonbladet, spokesman Sofia Ziglin said more than 100 interviews have been conducted with eyewitnesses.
“It’s a big school. 17,500 square meters. There we will secure and document biological traces,” she added.
Alex CroftFebruary 6th, 2025 08:54
X-thread exposes the scope that Elon Musk shares
X users have compiled screenshots that disprove the lies Elon Musk shares in X.
Musk reposted the inevitable Western claims by right-wing accounts that “there are no European politicians,” referring to the Swedish school genocide and silence accusations from legacy media.
Alex CroftFebruary 6th, 2025 08:39
