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Swedish school gunman named as unemployed ‘recluse’…


The gunman who killed 10 people at a school in Sweden was a reclusive, unemployed man who legally owned firearms and had no criminal record, according to reports.

Swedish media named Rickard Andersson as the person behind Tuesday’s attack – in what was the largest mass shooting in the country’s history.

The 35-year-old, who died at the scene from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, had distanced himself from family and friends in recent years, relatives said as details about him began to emerge.

Police raided his home in Orebro following the shooting at Campus Risbergska on the outskirts of the city, TV4 television reported.

Orebro police chief Roberto Eid Forest confirmed on Wednesday that evidence suggested the gunman took his own life and was already dead when officers arrived at the scene.

Andersson reportedly changed into a military uniform in the school’s bathroom before he opened fire.

One police theory is that he deliberately spared some people while targeting others, although his reasons for doing so remain unclear, according to Aftonbladet, a Swedish newspaper.

Students at the school described scenes of chaos, with people running through corridors while the gunman calmly walked around and fired his weapon.

A student called Marwa told TV4: “A guy next to me was shot in the shoulder. He was bleeding a lot. When I looked behind me I saw three people on the floor bleeding.

“Everyone was shocked. They said: ‘Go out, get out’.

“I took my friend’s shawl and tied it tightly around his shoulder so that he wouldn’t bleed so much.”

Maria Pegado, 54, a teacher at the school, said someone threw open the door to her classroom just after a lunch break and shouted to everyone to get out. She and her students then ran out of the school to safety.

Police are yet to establish a motive for the attack and said there were no immediate signs of any ideological motivation.

Six victims remained at Orebro University Hospital on Wednesday, with five having undergone surgery for gunshot wounds.




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