(5 Feb 2025)
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Orebro, Sweden – 5 Feb 2025
1. Mid of women laying candles
2. Close of candles and flowers
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Malin Hilmberg, local resident:
“Not in this place – I mean, we heard about it in different parts of the world, but of course it’s a shock. It’s your hometown and so many lives destroyed. It’s hard to find words.”
4. Wide of people laying candles and flowers in tribute
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Emelia Fredriksson, local resident:
“I’m just almost in shock. It’s very strange to be in the middle, where I live in Sweden, in Örebro. And this is all over the world. They’re seeing us now and it’s a very strange feeling. Everything is – I kind of don’t know what to say actually.”
6. Mid of people embracing each other
7. Close of women wiping away tears
8. Wide of scene with tributes
STORYLINE:
Shocked locals gathered Wednesday to pay tribute to the victims of Sweden’s worst mass shooting, which left at least 11 people dead, including the gunman, and at least five seriously wounded at an adult education center west of Stockholm.
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.
“Not in this place," Malin Hilmberg, 37, told The Associated Press as she stood near a growing makeshift memorial near the scene. "I mean, we heard about it in different parts of the world, but of course it’s a shock. It’s your hometown and so many lives destroyed. It’s hard to find words.”
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.
Health officials 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.
“It’s very strange to be in the middle, where I live in Sweden, in Orebro, and this is all over the world," Emelia Fredriksson, 53, said. "They’re seeing us now and it’s a very strange feeling.”
The King and Queen Silvia traveled to Orebro and planned to visit the school district and go to a memorial service in the city, the palace said. Soccer teams Degerfors IF and Orebro Syrianska will wear black armbands at a preseason match on Wednesday evening and hold a minute’s silence before kick off, Degerfors said.
The shooting started Tuesday afternoon after many students had gone home following a national exam. Survivors scrambled for cover as the shots rang out, sheltering behind or under whatever they could find to escape the gunman and the gore. One woman with children feared she might never see them again, while another used her friend’s shawl to staunch the bleeding of a man who’d been shot in the shoulder.
Other students sheltered in nearby buildings, and other parts of the school were evacuated following the shooting.
Investigators will spend Wednesday seeking information from witnesses and checking any video footage of the attack.
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