Örebro school shooting

At a glance

Dates: From 2025-02-04.

Place: Campus Risbergska, Sweden.

Type: school shooting, mass murder, murder–suicide, and arson.

Deaths reported: 11. Casualties: 5.

What came before

Background Main article: Campus Risbergska Campus Risbergska is located in Örebro in central Sweden, and shares a campus with several other educational institutions. [ 1 ] It occupies the premises of a former girls' school called Risbergska Gymnasium, which operated from 1863 to 2016, as well as a high school for students with disabilities . The present-day Campus Risbergska, which opened in 2017, is known as a komvux ,

Who was involved

Perpetrator Driver's license photo of Rickard Andersson. 35-year-old Rickard Andersson (born 10 August 1989 as Jonas Rickard Simon ) was identified as the shooter the day after the attack; police confirmed that he had acted alone. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Andersson was born in Örebro and lived there his entire life. As a young child, he had a normal upbringing and was described as being happy and having many friends; [ 4 ] however, his personality started to change around seventh grade,

Timeline

Timeline The perpetrator, Rickard Andersson, travelled to Campus Risbergska and arrived by bus at 07:45 CET , five hours before perpetrating the attack. [ 1 ] Aftonbladet reported that the weapons were transported into the school inside a guitar case and in two bags. After arriving at the school, Andersson walked to a lavatory and started preparing for the shooting. He would stay in the lavatory for more than an hour, during which he changed into "military-style attire" [ 2 ]

What happened

Casualties Deaths by nationality [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Nationality Deaths   Sweden 2   Syria 2   Afghanistan 1   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1   Eritrea 1   Iran 1   Iraq 1   Somalia 1 Total 10 Eleven people, including the perpetrator, died in the attack. The fatalities consisted of seven women and three men, aged between 28 and 68 years old. [ 4 ] Two Bosnian citizens from Tuzla , [ 5 ] identified as Selma Hukić and an unnamed janitor,

On 4 February 2025, a school shooting occurred at Campus Risbergska, an adult education center in Örebro, Sweden. The shooter was identified as 35-year-old Rickard Andersson, who killed ten people and wounded six others before committing suicide. As of May 2025, the Swedish Police Authority appeared to close their investigation, stating the perpetrator likely targeted Campus Risbergska because he was previously enrolled there for some time, and that his attack was primarily motivated by suicidal thoughts.