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All wounded in Örebro shooting 'stable' and out of intensive care

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All wounded in Örebro shooting 'stable' and out of intensive care
A sea of candles at a temporary memorial site outside the Campus Risberska school in Örebro. Photo: Björn Larsson Rosvall/TT

All of the people wounded in Sweden's worst mass shooting earlier in February were in "stable" condition, with the seriously hurt patients no longer requiring intensive care, health authorities said on Monday.

On February 4th, 35-year-old Rickard Andersson entered the Campus Risbergska adult education centre in the city of Örebro and killed 10 people before turning his gun on himself.

Six people were taken to hospital, of whom five had sustained gunshot wounds.

The five "were in critical condition upon arrival," health authority Region Örebro Län said in a statement.

They "are now in stable medical condition. None of them remain in intensive care," the authority said.

The sixth patient was treated for minor injures and was discharged on February 7th.

Police have remained tight-lipped about the killer's possible motive.

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The day after the tragedy, police said there was no indication of an "ideological motive" before apologising for the "unfortunate phrasing".

They said a racist motive was one of several being investigated.

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Swedish police confirmed on February 7th that seven women and three men had died in the mass shooting. They have not been publicly named, but the media have been slowly filling in the details.

Police have said their investigation could take up to a year and the killer's motive may never be established.

Andersson had been enrolled at Campus Risbergska in the past but not attended classes since 2021.

Police have described him as an unemployed recluse with no prior criminal record, who had a hunting licence for four guns.

He had lived alone in an apartment since 2016, "with very few contacts with other people", leaving few traces behind, even online.

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