A photo said of the suspect in the worst massive shooting of Sweden has been unveiled by local media.
The image, published by Swedish Daily Expressing, would show Rickard Andersson, 35, as a child of about eight or nine, dressed in hunting equipment and hold a gun.
According to the report, a source confirmed that shows the image Anderson.
The photo was reportedly taken in Anderson's Family Summer Cottage and seems to show an early interest in weapons.
In addition to Andersson, three weapons were found after the massacre in the school, where the authorities confirmed that the shooter had a hunting permit for the weapons.
The shooter, armed with at least one powerful gun, stormed the campus on Tuesday afternoon and left a trail of destruction before he was found dead.
The police confirmed that the attacker had ties to the school where he carried out the massacre, although his exact connection remains unclear, in which the authorities said he has previously attended Risbergska.
A stunning 130 officers responded to hectic emergency calls when Chaos unfolded at the 180,000 square meter school, which serves adult students, immigrants who study Swedish and people with intellectual disabilities.
A photo said of the suspect – mentioned in local media such as Rickard Andersson, 35, – in the worst massive shootings of Sweden, he was interested in weapons, even as a child
Rickard Andersson, 35, is suspected of having performed the mass murder at Campus Risbergska in Orebro
Images conquered the corridors of the building at the moment that the Swedish school shooter ran for his deadly rampage
What they encountered was downright horrible. “Dead people, wounded people, shouts and smoke,” the local police chief Lars Wiren said at a press conference. “Many people who run inside and outside the building.”
Five people were found with serious shot wounds, all older than 18 years. Two remain in the intensive care in a severe but stable state, while the other three recover after surgery. A sixth person was treated for minor injuries.
The police searched the vast campus for further victims, for fear of more victims in the aftermath of the worst massive shootings of Sweden ever.
Despite the scale of the bloodshed, researchers still have to discover a clear motive. The police say that the shooter has acted alone and had not given any warning signals before carrying out his attack.
In this stage, authorities do not suspect links to terrorism.
Authorities still have to officially confirm the identity of the shooter, but family members who spoke with the Swedish press painted a photo of a troubled recluse who had lost contact with his family and friends.
His relatives said that Andersson was a withdrawn loner who was unemployed and 'had a hard time'.
Experts reported that Andersson had 'extreme social phobia' and would walk around with his 'hood up' while he covered his mouth with his hands.
A former classmate said he was 'a little scared' of him because he always hid his face, according to expressing.
The shooter also legally changed his name of Jonas Simon eight years ago – a movement that surprised family members.
'We have not had much contact with him in recent years. As a child he was different but lively. He did well at school, “said a family member. “But he has had a hard time in recent years. He doesn't work. '
The police found three weapons, 10 empty bullet magazines and a 'large amount of' unused ammunition next to the shooter – mentioned by Swedish media such as Rickard Andersson (photo), 35 -, which is understood to have put the gun itself in itself
Flowers and candles are placed in an improvised monument near the scene of a shooting in an adult education center on the outskirts of Orebro, Sweden, Thursday 6 February 2025
Police officers work on the site of the Risbergska School in Orebro, Sweden
Andersson depicted in high school. He was described as a loner with an 'extreme social phobia'
Another added: 'He is really a loner. He used to have a friend with whom he hung a lot, but not now. He wants to be alone. He doesn't seem to love people. '
They further said that the shooter had little contact with his parents who 'travel' a lot, but that he liked to 'take care of their dog'.
In Orebro, a city of 160,000, the community remains grabbed by mourning and confusion.
“It was two days of shock and sorrow,” said John Johansson, chairman of the municipal council.
'We still ask why we still wonder what happened. The outpouring of sorrow and togetherness has been huge. '
On Wednesday, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia visited the city, next to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, to attend a memorial service for the victims.
The Swedish football club has promised to keep a moment of silence in future international matches.
For many, the horror of such violence remains in a country where arms attacks in schools are almost unheard of that are difficult to process.
“This is not just a Swedish problem,” said Johansson. “It is a problem that we have seen all over the world.”
The massacre then started students before the day after the end of a national exam. Survivors described scenes of pure fear when the shooter opened the fire.
“Those were the worst hours of my life,” said 35-year-old Hellen Wmeme, who said she told the Swedish newspaper experts that she feared that she would be shot at any time.
'I didn't know if I would be shot there and then in ten minutes. You just waited. '
A woman, trapped in the crossfire, believed that she would never see her children again. Another desperately used a friend's scarf to put the bleeding of a man in the shoulder.
King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia van Zweden, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson with his wife Birgitta Ed Visit the commemoration location where mourning candles and flowers posted candles and flowers outside the Campus Risbergska School, the day after the shooting at the Risbergska school, Sweden, Sweden, Sweden
A clip shared on Snapchat by a shocked student shows a crowd that sprints away from the location of the shots
Heavily armed police are seen who approaches the school after the shooting
Emergency services work at the place of shooting at the Campus Risbergska school
Salim Iskef (right, depicted with his fiancé), 29, one of the ten people was shot by a shooter during the deadly rampage in Orebros Risbergska Adult Education Center on Tuesday
It comes after the heartbreaking last moments of a victim of the shooting massacre of Sweden were revealed.
Salim Iskef, 29, was one of the ten people shot by the shooter – named by the Swedish media as Rickard Andersson, 35 – during the deadly rampage in Orebros Risbergska Adult Education Center on Tuesday.
Before Iskef succumbed to his shot wounds, he called his mother in a heartbreaking way via video call.
“He said he was shot that he was in pain. He asked her to take care of his fiancé, “said Salim's aunt Nadia Deeb at the Swedish outlet Alompis.
Iskef then called his fiancé, whom he intended to get married in June, and asked her to take care of his mother. This was the last time his loved ones heard from him.
Iskef, an orthodox Christian, had fled Syria in 2015 and then lived in Sweden where he got citizenship. He went to the Center for Adult Education to get a qualification in health care, because he hoped to help others, according to his aunt.
