Phelan Chatterjee
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The attack happened at a school for adults, on a campus where there are also children’s schools
On Tuesday afternoon, the gunman behind Sweden’s worst-ever mass shooting paced up and down through the corridors of Risbergska adult educational centre.
His steps could be heard outside the classroom of Hellen Werme, a 35-year-old nursing student.
“We heard three shots, one after the another, and panicked. My teacher shouted: ‘shut the doors, lock them and hide,'” she tells Sweden’s TV4 News.
Police have not formally named the attacker but he has been identified as Rickard Andersson, 35, by Sweden’s public broadcaster SVT.
The gunman was among 11 people who died in the attack in the central Swedish city of Orebro.
Local media paint a picture of a recluse who lived locally and legally owned a weapon.
Here’s what we know so far.
What were the suspect’s motives?
The suspect was unknown to police and they believe he acted alone.
Officers said he had no links to gangs and is thought to have acted “without any ideological motive”.
They also do not believe the attack was motivated by terrorism.
“It’s a changing situation. The information we gave earlier is still valid, but may change later,” said local police chief Roberto Eid Forest.
When officers attended the scene they were “shot at”, he added, but none were injured.
Police then found the suspect dead – and Mr Forest said it appeared he had killed himself.
What else do we know about the suspect?
In an interview with the Aftonbladet tabloid, a relative of the suspect said he had not had much contact with family in recent years and was unemployed.
“As a child he was different but lively,” the relative said. “He did well at school. But recent years were tough for him.”
Another relative said the suspect, who reportedly changed his surname eight years ago, was a “recluse” and may have had mental health problems.
They said: “Before, he had a friend he spent a lot of time with, but not now. He wants to be on his own. He doesn’t seem to like people much.”
Hours after the attack, heavily armed officers raided a flat in Orebro believed to be registered to the man, using drones and a ladder truck, according to Swedish Radio.
The broadcaster found he had no convictions to his name and had declared no income over the past few years.
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Rickard Andersson has been named as the suspect by Sweden’s public broadc
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