Attack made 11 dead
The Swedish prosecutor announced that the alleged author of the shooting that made 11 dead last week at an adult school is undoubtedly identified, but police continue to investigate the reasons and if there were accomplices.
The accused is named Rickard Andersson and is 35 years old, according to authorities that report that the announcement is only a formality since the man, found dead on the school campus of the city of Oregro, was already the main and so far only suspect of crime.
According to Justice Prosecutor Elisabeth Andersson, the investigation now aims to know if Andersson had any collaborator and what reasons led him to shoot, killing seven women and three men aged 28 to 68 and injuring six people, five, five of which they are still hospitalized.
The dimension of the incident, the deadliest shooting in Sweden’s recent history, led the government to propose the hardening of weapons laws to, among other measures, limit access to semi -automatic weapons, such as those Andersson will have used.
The alleged perpetrator, who had a license for four weapons, was found by security forces in the school complex with three of them.
The school where the shooting, called Risbergska campus, is intended for students over 20 years old and teaches primary and secondary education courses, as well as Swedish classes for immigrants, vocational training and programs for people with intellectual disabilities, according to your ‘online’ platform.
Armed school violence is very rare in Sweden, but in recent years there have been several incidents – which have resulted in injured or killed – with other weapons, such as knives or axes.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson asked Swedish citizens to unite on Sunday after the press reported that several foreign citizens were among the victims.
“When it comes to this, there is only one Sweden. There are not us and them. There are no young people and old. There are no natives and foreigners. There are no born in the countryside and in the city. There is no right and left, ”said the prime minister.
“We will not speculate or draw hasty conclusions,” he said, adding that “hatred is not defeated with more hatred.”
