US EditionSuicide was Sweden school shooter’s motive: police
- In February 2025, Rickard Andersson, a 35-year-old man in Sweden, carried out a mass shooting at a school that resulted in the deaths of ten individuals.
- Andersson was driven by financial struggles, denied social benefits, and mental health problems leading to a wish to end his life.
- He carried multiple rifles concealed in a guitar case and fired at random individuals at the adult education facility in Örebro known as Risbergska.
- Henrik Dahlstrom explained that Andersson’s deepening feelings of despair and helplessness eventually led him to desire ending his own life, and his attack concluded with him fatally shooting himself.
- Swedish police ruled out political or ideological motives, confirmed the victims were random, and noted many questions about the motive remain unanswered.
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The investigation into the killing of Örebro, which took place on 4 February, reveals that the author, faced with personal difficulties, had planned a desperate act on the same subject
The only motive identified by the author of the worst shooting in Swedish history in February was suicide due to psychological and economic problems, said the police on Friday.
Rickard Andersson was frustrated, wanted to take his own life and "take out his aggression" in a place with personal value for him. That's as far as the police have come in the investigation into the mass murderer's motives. - There is no sign of involvement with a connection to ideological or political motives, says police officer Henrik Dahlström.
The police held a press conference on Friday to present the findings of the investigation into the school attack at Campus Risbergska in February. What was discussed was “partially new information” about the suspected perpetrator Rickard Andersson, conclusions from the investigation and a more comprehensive picture of the course of events.
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