Sweden school shooting: Five shot with children on lockdown as police swarm area | World | News
At least five people were shot at a school in Sweden when a gunman stormed the building. Police swarmed the Risbergska School in Örebro, Sweden, following reports of shots fired.
One person trapped inside the school told the Swedish outlet Aftonbladet: “We have heard several shots outside.” Police say that five people were shot and that their officers were also targeted in the shootout. Law enforcement was reportedly among the injured.
Six ambulances are reported to be on site to ferry the injured to hospital. A friend of a teacher at the school told local media that he received a text message after the incident began.
The friend said: “He wrote that there were automatic weapons being fired at the school and that they had taken cover in the staff room. Then he wrote that he loved me.”
The police are urging the public to stay away from the Västhaga area, or to stay in their homes. Writing on their website, the police told the public to listen to officers at the scene.
“The operation concerns threats of deadly violence. The operation is still ongoing,” they warned.
Authorities have called on people not to go to the local hospital, where the injured are being taken.
They say an information centre will be opened where relatives and friends can receive updates and news on the incident.
The hospital is emptying the emergency room and intensive care unit to prepare to receive injured people.
Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer said the government is in close contact with the police and is following the developments closely.