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World in brief: February 4, 2025
Police at the scene of an incident at Risbergska School, in Örebro, Sweden, February 4, 2025

SWEDEN: Five people were shot at an adult education centre in the city of Orebo in Sweden, the police said today.

The conditions of the victims weren’t immediately clear.

The Swedish news agency TT reported that the perpetrator died by suicide. Police didn’t immediately confirm that reporting, but the head of the local police told a news conference that the suspected perpetrator was among the five people shot.

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