Five people shot at adult education centre in Sweden, police say

Five people have been shot at an adult education centre in Sweden, according to police.

The shooting happened on Tuesday in Orebro, about 200 kilometres (125 miles) west of Stockholm, the country’s capital.

Police said the extent of injuries was not immediately clear and urged the public to stay away from the school.

They added that “the danger is not over” at the school, named Campus Risbergska.

Students are being sheltered in nearby buildings, while other parts of the centre were evacuated following the violence.

Emergency services at the scene of the shooting in Sweden. / Credit: SESVT

Video from the scene showed a large police presence and other emergency vehicles.

Andreas Sundling, 28, was among those forced to barricade themselves inside the school.

“We heard three bangs and loud screams,” he told Expressen newspaper while sheltering in a classroom. “Now we’re sitting here waiting to be evacuated from the school. The information we have received is that we should sit and wait.”

It wasn’t immediately clear whether police were counting the perpetrator among the five shot. Police said that no officers were shot during the violence.

Police at the scene of an incident at Risbergska School, in Örebro. / Credit: AP

“The reports of violence in Orebro are very serious. The police are on site and the operation is in full swing. The government is in close contact with the police, and is closely following developments,” Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer told the Swedish news agency TT.

The Campus Risbergska school is an adult education centre for students over the age of 20, according to its website.

Primary and upper secondary school courses are offered, as well as Swedish classes for immigrants, vocational training and programmes for people with intellectual disabilities.