(5 Feb 2025)
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Orebro, Sweden – 5 February 2025
1. Wide of Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia being interviewed
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Carl XVI Gustaf, Swedish king:
“You understand that the queen and I are personally very shocked over the tragic situation which has just happened here in Orebro. And I also know that the whole of Sweden, the Swedish people, are shocked by this tragic incident which happened here at this school. And of course, now we have to get to know the real reason behind it. And we hope that we can go forward and solve all the problems, which has encouraged this.”
3. Wide of Swedish king being interviewed
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Carl XVI Gustaf, Swedish king:
“We are here to show our grief to all the families who have their loved ones, who have people who have lost their lives. But also they should always remember that they are not alone. I think today the whole of Sweden will take part and are standing behind them. “
5. Wide of people standing together on street
STORYLINE:
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia traveled to to the site of the country’s worst mass shooting, expressing their shock at the tragedy and offering their condolences.
The shooting on Tuesday left at least 11 people dead, including the gunman, and at least five seriously wounded at an adult education center west of Stockholm.
"We are here to show our grief to all the families who have their loved ones, who have people who have lost their lives," the king said.
"But also they should always remember that they are not alone," he added.
The king and queen planned to visit the school district and go to a memorial service in the city, the palace said.
The gunman’s motive hadn’t been determined by midday Wednesday as the Scandinavian nation — where gun violence at schools is very rare — reeled from an attack.
Officials said Wednesday that three women and two men, all with gunshot wounds, underwent surgery at Orebro University Hospital.
All were in serious but stable condition after being admitted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Another woman was treated for minor injuries and was stable.
The regional director of health and medical services said that two of the gunshot victims were in intensive care Wednesday. All of the victims are over age 18, officials said. No other patients related to the shooting were admitted to Orebro University Hospital overnight.
The school, called Campus Risbergska, offers primary and secondary educational classes for adults age 20 and older, Swedish-language classes for immigrants, vocational training and programs for people with intellectual disabilities.
The school is on the outskirts of Orebro, which is about 200 kilometers (125 miles) west of Stockholm.
While gun violence at schools is very rare in Sweden, people were wounded or killed with other weapons such as knives or axes in several incidents in recent years.
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