Sweden confirms identity of gunman in nation’s worst mass shooting
Rickard Andersson, 35, killed 10 people at an education centre for young adults before apparently turning the gun on himself
The identity of the suspected gunman in Sweden’s worst ever mass shooting has been confirmed, Swedish prosecutors said on Monday without naming the suspect.
Last Tuesday, a 35-year-old man – identified as Rickard Andersson by Swedish media – entered an education centre for young adults and opened fire, killing 10 people before apparently turning the gun on himself.
Described as an unemployed recluse with psychological problems, he is thought to have acted alone in the massacre at Campus Risbergska in the town of Orebro, 200km (125 miles) west of Stockholm.
“The prosecutor has handed over the investigation of the school shooting in Orebro to the police,” the Swedish Prosecution Authority said in a statement, explaining that since the suspect was deceased the investigation did not need to be led by a prosecutor.
The authority did not name the suspect, but speaking to newspaper Expressen, prosecutor Elisabeth Anderson confirmed that it was Rickard Andersson.
Six days after the massacre, police are still trying to establish a clear motive for the shooting.
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