Örebro school shooting

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. There was speculation that the attack was ideologically motivated, as most of the victims were immigrants, and it was early on, falsely, reported by Swedish TV4 that Andersson had supposedly made a racist statement during the shooting. This rumour by TV4 was later debunked by Swedish audio technicians and the Police and with the help of FBI experts it was ruled out as a false claim. The incident is the deadliest mass shooting in Swedish history, surpassing a 1994 spree shooting in Falun.