Summary

  1. Twenty-four hours on, police work to establish who was killed and whypublished at 11:56 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    Barbara Tasch
    Live reporter

    How and why Sweden's worst mass shooting happened still remains unclear.

    Describing their investigation as "robust", police say they're still working to establish a motive for the gunman - who is among the 11 dead - and they're trying to piece together exactly what happened in the city of Orebro on Tuesday.

    Everything we currently know - and don't know - about what unfolded at the Risbergska school campus can be found in our earlier post.

    As flags are flown at half-mast across the Scandinavian country, our correspondent Nick Beake reports that the attack has shocked the nation and scared locals are worried about returning to nearby schools.

    That's it from us, but there's more to read across the BBC News website:

  2. 'I'm sad and scared, this shouldn't have happened'published at 11:50 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    Nick Beake
    Europe correspondent, reporting from Orebro

    Reham Attala, 21, wears a black puffer jacket and speaks to BBC reporters

    Reham Attala, 21, studies law at the city’s university and tells me she's lived in Orebro for 11 years.

    "I’m so sad and scared," she says near the site of the shooting. "This shouldn’t have happened."

    Reham explains that her dad is Syrian and her mum is Palestinian, but Sweden has been her home.

    While the police say they have not yet identified a motive for Sweden’s worst mass shooting, Reham is alarmed that the man police believe to be the perpetrator attacked a school where Swedish for Immigrants (SFI) courses are taught.

    "Those people lost yesterday were studying Swedish and this makes me think about my future and am I even going to live here, should I have children here? All these questions."

    Reham says people should be free to learn and live in peace on campus without fear of this happening.

  3. What we know - and don't - as police continue their investigationpublished at 11:45 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    Our live coverage of the Swedish mass shooting will soon pause after the update we received from police a little earlier. For now, though, here are the key details we know - and don't - so far.

    What we know:

    • Ten people, plus the gunman, were killed in the shooting - another six were injured and four are in a stable condition
    • The attack happened at an education centre for adults, on a campus that's also home to schools for children
    • Our correspondent on the ground, Nick Beake, has been told that many of the students were immigrants who were learning Swedish
    • Police said the perpetrator - a man - was dead when they encountered him and he was not known to police before carrying out the attack
    • A huge investigation is under way, with more than 100 specialists involved, on a local, regional and national level

    What we don't know:

    • Police say they haven't been able to identify all the victims - work to do so continues
    • The identity of the gunman is also yet to be confirmed
    • They're also still trying to work out the gunman's motive - they've said they don't believe it was anything "ideological" but their investigation continues
    Map showing the location of the shooting
  4. 'I didn't know if I wanted to come to school today'published at 11:11 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    Nick Beake
    Europe correspondent, reporting from Orebro

    Ismail Moradi holds roses as he talks to the BBC

    Outside the site where the shooting took place - which is still cordoned off - there are some but not many police officers on view.

    I've just been talking to 16-year-old Ismail Moradi, a student at one of the schools in the complex, who was laying flowers for the victims.

    "I was shocked and didn't know if I wanted to come to school today after what happened so nearby," he tells me.

    Ismail says that many of the students at the adult learning centre that was targeted were immigrants who were learning Swedish.

    He says this was a sick attack but he won’t let it change his life and he will continue to build his life in Orebro.

  5. Flags flown at half-mast outside official buildingspublished at 11:04 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    We're beginning to see Swedish flags being flown at half-mast outside some of the country's official buildings.

    The latest images coming out of Orebro also show that flowers have been placed on the windshield of a police vehicle.

    Earlier, during an update from officials, a police chief said officers had dealt with a lot during their operation on Tuesday.

    Swedish flag flies at half-mast on the government offices (Rosenbad) in StockholmImage source, Reuters
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    In Sweden's capital Stockholm, 200km (124 miles) away from Orebro, a flag flies outside government offices

    A flag flutters at half-mast outside Orebro police stationImage source, Reuters
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    There's a similar scene outside Orebro police station

    Flowers are placed on the windshield of a police vehicle following a shooting at the Risbergska SchoolImage source, EPA
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    As well as the flowers we saw being laid near the scene of the shooting earlier, there are now some on the cars of police officers too

  6. Swedish king and queen visiting scene of shooting laterpublished at 10:28 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden and Queen Silvia of Sweden stand on a balcony (file photo)Image source, Getty Images

    We've just been informed that King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will go to the scene of the shooting in Orebro later today.

    They'll visit the school district and then attend a memorial service at the nearby St Nicolai Church, according to a statement from the royal palace, external.

    Yesterday, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson described the attack as the "worst mass shooting in Swedish history".

  7. A day after this attack, some key questions remain unansweredpublished at 10:15 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    Nick Beake
    Europe correspondent, reporting from Orebro

    It’s nearly 24 hours since the attack and the police still don’t have the key answers they’re looking for. First and foremost - they haven’t worked out the motive.

    Trying to build a profile of a “clean skin” - someone not previously known to the police or security service - makes any investigation all the more difficult.

    And this is now a very large investigation with more than 100 specialists involved, on a local, regional and national level.

    Unconfirmed reports in the Swedish media say the gunman was a 35-year-old local recluse who legally owned a gun. But authorities have not given any information on his identity.

    It’s not clear why the police are yet to identify all of the victims - but that will be the immediate priority, along with making contact with any remaining families of those killed.

  8. Five key takeaways from that police updatepublished at 10:06 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    Director of Health Jonas Claesson, Chief of Police Lars Wiren and Chief of Local Police Area Orebro Roberto Eid ForestImage source, Reuters

    Much of the information we just heard from police in Orebro, Sweden, we already know. But there were some interesting details about the ongoing investigation.

    Here are the key takeaways:

    • The number of people known to have been killed stands at 10, plus the perpetrator
    • Police did not confirm if the suspect had shot himself, but said when they encountered him he was already dead
    • An additional six people were injured during the attack - four of them are now in a stable condition while two are being treated in intensive care
    • Police said their main objective remains figuring out what happened and why - particularly what the perpetrator's motive was
    • They also said the size of the school and scale of people's injuries meant it took longer for them to confirm the number of victims yesterday
  9. Questions put to police - including whether shooter had weapons' licencepublished at 09:52 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    The police update finishes with local police chief Roberto Eid Forest taking some questions from reporters.

    Among them are the following:

    • Why did it take so long for police to confirm the number of victims?Forest puts this down to the size of the school campus - meaning it took a long time to search
    • Had the perpetrator ever tried to get psychiatric care? Forest says he can't answer this as the investigation is ongoing - but repeats that this man was not known to police
    • Did the man have a weapons' licence? Forest similarly says he can't answer this, or if he had more than one weapon
    • Did the perpetrator shoot himself?Forest says he can't confirm this but "a lot speaks to that"

    That's the police update over - stay tuned for a recap of the key points.

  10. Police still working to establish motivepublished at 09:41 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    Police say the main thrust of their investigation is to understand what happened and why - particularly what the perpetrator's motive was.

    Lars Wiren, police chief for Orebro, says officers are also working on a murder investigation, using resources from across the country.

    The attacker shot at police during the attack and Wiren says there's psychological support in place for those affected, including officers who he says dealt with a lot on Tuesday.

    Lars Wiren
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    Lars Wiren

  11. Six patients in hospital - two in intensive carepublished at 09:37 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    Jonas Claesson, the head of health services in Orebro, goes into a bit more detail about the people injured in the shooting.

    He says the Orebro University Hospital received six adult patients in total, five of whom had gunshot wounds.

    Initially thought to have life-threatening injuries, four were operated on and are now in stable conditions.

    Two are being cared for in the intensive care unit.

  12. Hospital staff continuing to treat those injuredpublished at 09:35 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    Ulf Smedberg, from Orebro's emergency services department, is speaking now.

    He says staff are continuing to treat people who were injured during the shooting - and that they are trained for this kind of situation.

    Nothing, he adds, can prepare staff for the reality of an event like this.

  13. 'Robust' investigation continuespublished at 09:32 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    Local police chief Roberto Eid Forest reiterates that the suspect involved in the mass shooting is among the dead.

    Police are continuing their investigation, which he describes as "robust".

    Forest urges people to come forward with information they might have - but also asks everyone to only share confirmed information.

  14. No update on death toll - 11 dead and six injured, police saypublished at 09:29 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    Forest says there are no new details regarding deaths and the number still stands at 11.

    This covers the 10 people killed, plus the perpetrator - who was "already dead" when police encountered him.

    All of the victims have not yet been identified, Forest adds, saying this work continues.

    He says six people were also injured, as was confirmed yesterday.

  15. Police update starting - watch and follow livepublished at 09:26 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    Forest

    We're now hearing from Roberto Eid Forest, Orebro's chief of local police, who's giving us the latest update on the shooting that took place in the city yesterday.

    We'll bring you live text updates right here.

    You can also watch the news conference live at the top of this page. Forest is speaking in Swedish, but there's translation so you can follow along.

    Stay with us.

  16. 'I saw people on the floor bleeding' - eyewitness recalls shootingpublished at 09:23 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    While we wait to hear the latest from police in Sweden, we can bring you some quotes from a student and the relative of a student who attended the adult school where yesterday's shooting took place.

    Marwa, a student, recalled how she and others tried to help one of the victims.

    "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," Marwa, who only gave her first name, told local broadcaster TV4 Sweden.

    She said she and another friend tried to help the injured person by wrapping a shawl around the man's shoulder "so that he wouldn't bleed so much".

    Ali el Mokad, a relative of a man who attends the school, said he waited outside a local hospital to hear of his relative's condition. "It doesn't feel very good actually," Mokad told the Reuters news agency.

  17. Flowers laid and police on standby - the scene todaypublished at 09:04 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    Here's what the Risbergska school campus - where yesterday's shooting happened - looks like this morning.

    Flowers have been laid to remember those killed and police remain on standby.

    A man lights a candleImage source, Reuters
    Flowers at the sceneImage source, Reuters
    Police cars near the sceneImage source, Reuters
  18. What happened yesterday?published at 08:54 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    Before we hear from police, here's a reminder of the events that took place on Tuesday:

    • The shooting started just before 13:00 local time (12:00 GMT), at a school for adults, in the central Swedish city of Orebro
    • Police have since said that 10 people were killed, plus the man believed to be the perpetrator
    • He is thought to have acted alone and a motive has not yet been made clear - but police have ruled out anything "ideological"
    • In a statement earlier, police said the number of people injured remains unclear - they had earlier warned that the death toll could continue to rise
    • Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson described the attack as the "worst mass shooting in Swedish history"
    • Nearby hospitals had cleared their emergency rooms and intensive care units to free up space for patients
    • Orebro University Hospital said five people injured by gunshot wounds were treated at its emergency room, no children were among the people being treated there
  19. Swedish police to give update after 'worst mass shooting' in country's historypublished at 08:38 Greenwich Mean Time 5 February

    Sam Hancock
    Live page editor

    Swedish police are going to give a news conference this morning following a mass shooting on Tuesday at an adults' school in the city of Orebro.

    They said earlier that 10 people were killed, plus the perpetrator.

    But questions remain - including why the man, whose identity has not been shared, carried out the attack in the first place.

    Police said yesterday that they didn't suspect it was a terror attack, but their investigation was ongoing.

    As soon as the police update gets under way, we'll bring you the key lines right here.

  20. Investigation continues as Sweden suffers 'worst mass shooting' in its historypublished at 20:41 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February

    Ben Hatton
    Live reporter

    Emergency services outside the school where the shooting took placeImage source, Getty Images

    "It is a very painful day for all of Sweden."

    Those are the words of Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, following what he described as the worst mass shooting in the country's history, with around 10 people killed.

    The shooting took place at an adult education centre - located on a campus with other schools - in the central city of Orebro at around 12:30 (11:30 GMT).

    Little was known when the first reports came through - including whether there had been fatalities - and at first police said the area was not safe as images of armed officers scouring the scene emerged.

    Police now say the danger has passed, and that the suspect, a man, is among the dead. It is thought he acted alone, though his motive remains unknown. Police do say they do not believe it was terror related.

    The death toll currently stands at "around 10", with police unable to confirm the precise number. All those killed were found inside the school building, but the victims are still being identified.

    Much is still unknown. Police remain on the scene and the investigation continues.

    We're pausing out live coverage for now, but our main news story will be kept up to date throughout the night: Police say around 10 people killed in Sweden school campus shooting