Author: Christina Anderson and Lynsey Chutel
Published on: 05/02/2025 | 00:00:00
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'It Was My School': Sweden Shooting Site Was at Heart of a Diverse Community One day after the killings, some gathered to lay flowers and come to grips with the violence. The Risbergska educational center in Orebro, Sweden, would be thrumming with students gathering to attend construction and child care classes and Swedish language instruction for immigrants. On Wednesday, a day after a mass shooting left at least 11 people dead and sent shock waves throughout Sweden, the school was empty as the Hellen Werme, 35, said she was in nursing class learning how to insert a catheter when she heard the first shot. The adult students huddled beneath desks and hospital beds used for training. Ms. Werme said they stayed there for over two hours, crying and comforting each other. Werme, who was unharmed, returned to the school to find out what happened. Kathryn and Lars Banck’s younger son, who has Down syndrome, takes special education classes at the school and was scheduled to attend an English class at the campus on Tuesday. "It’s tragic," Ms. Banck, 72, a Boston native, said as she laid a candle outside the school. Order Reprints | Today's Paper | Subscribe Advertisement. Order Reprinted | Today’s Paper.
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