Swedish police say mass shooter was connected to school where he opened fire, had weapon licenses

Swedish police said on Thursday that a shooter who killed 10 people in the country’s worst mass shooting was connected to the adult education center where he opened fire with a rifle-like weapon.Authorities said the gunman, who has not yet been officially identified, may have attended school there.He was later found dead with a large amount of unused ammunition next to his body.They added that the shooter had licenses for 4 weapons, 3 of which were found next to his body.At least five people were seriously wounded in the violence at an adult education center west of Stockholm on Tuesday.Officials said three women and two men underwent surgery at Orebro University Hospital after being admitted with life-threatening injuries.

All were in serious but stable condition Wednesday.Another woman was treated for minor injuries and was stable.

All of the victims are over age 18, officials said.Police said there were no warnings beforehand, and they believe the perpetrator acted alone.Authorities said there were no suspected connections to terrorism at this point.Mourners across the Scandinavian nation, where gun violence at schools is very rare, struggled to process the thought of mass violence in their country.“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.”The school, 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.It is on the outskirts of Orebro, about 125 miles west of Stockholm.Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer called the shooting “an event that shakes our entire society to its core.” King Carl XVI Gustaf and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson...