Sweden school shooting: ‘Several killed’ after gunman opens fire on campus in Örebro

Six people, none of whom are children, are currently hospitalised following the Örebro shooting.

Swedish authorities said six were in Örebro University Hospital. Previously, police said five people had been shot.

Swedish media outlet STV reported that at least several people were killed and 15 were injured in the attack. This has not been confirmed.

Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson condemned the attack as a “terrible act of violence” as he paid tribute to those killed.

“It is with sadness that I have received information about the terrible act of violence in Örebro. My thoughts are with those who have been affected and their relatives,” he said.

Several people have been killed and dozens injured after a gunman opened fire on an adult school campus in Sweden, according to reports.

Swedish broadcaster SVT reported that several people were dead and 15 were injured after the attack on the Risbergska School, Örebro, some 200 km (125 miles) west of Stockholm on Tuesday.

Police have not confirmed this but said five people had been shot, with four of those currently undergoing surgery in hospital.

Andreas Sundling, 28, was among those forced to barricade themselves inside the school.

“We heard three bangs and loud screams,” he told Expressen newspaper while sheltering in a classroom.

“Now we’re sitting here waiting to be evacuated from the school. The information we have received is that we should sit and wait.”

At least five people have been hospitalised following an attack at the school in Örebro

Four of the hospitalised had to undergo surgeries, with one of them in a serious condition

Police believe the gunman may be among the injured

Knut Säborg, who owns Knut Saeborg Dance Studio told the Independent: “It’s 100 yards from our dance studio, so its really, really bad. So we have to close the dance studio tonight.

“There are loads of national guard, they sealed off a very big area. Helicopters and everything, you know.

“They don’t want people to come there because they don’t know if they’ve hidden any explosives or anything, so it’s only police that’s allowed in the area.

“We have sent an email to all the parents and all the pupils that our dance studio is closed tonight, because we are only 100 yards from it, we are just a few yards from where it actually happened.”

Swedish police are currently holding a press conference giving updates on the attack.

Örebro police chief Roberto Eid Forest said the perpetrator was found with a gunshot wound.

A number of injured people have been found with gunshot wounds and one of these people is someone we suspect may be the perpetrator, says Roberto Eid Forest, police district chief in Örebro.