Armed police seen taking positions during Sweden school mass shooting incident. Dozens of police cars and ambulances descended on Västhaga as police locked down the school, establishing a perimeter around the building.
Salim Iskef, 29, was one of ten people shot dead by the gunman - named by Swedish media as Rickard Andersson, 35 - during the deadly rampage at Orebro's Risbergska adult education centre on Tuesday.'He said he was shot, that he was in pain. He asked her to take care of his fiancée,' Salim's aunt Nadia Deeb told Swedish outlet Alkompis.
Police found three guns, 10 empty bullet magazines and a 'large amount' of unused ammunition next to the gunman, who is understood to have turned the gun on himself. Footage captured the moment the Swedish school shooter paced the corridors of the building before his deadly rampage A heavily armed response team, better equipped to cope with the smoke, arrived about 10 minutes after the alarm was raised and entered the building, but still struggled to relocate the attacker across the 17,000 square-metre facility.
While police said they had no information indicating that the gunman had any ideological motives, his relatives said he was a withdrawn loner who was unemployed and 'having a hard time'. Authorities said he may have attended the school. Bosnia's foreign ministry said separately its embassy had been informed by relatives that one Bosnian citizen had been killed and another wounded in the attack.
Student Hashem Shams filmed himself sitting in a locked toilet cubicle at the school during the massacre, desperately trying to calm his breathing as loud gunshots and shouting reverberated through the corridor outside. Read More Gunman who carried out Sweden's worst-ever mass shooting was an unemployed 'loner' 'I'm a student!' he cried as an officer ordered him to open the door. 'I'm opening the door!' The officer stormed in and ordered Hashem to stand and turn before performing a body search to ensure he was not carrying a weapon.
Authorities are yet to confirm the shooter's identity, but relatives speaking to Swedish press painted a picture of a troubled recluse who had lost contact with his family and friends.Heavily armed police are seen approaching the school in the wake of the shootingForensic investigators are seen at the scene of a shooting overnight
The shooter also legally changed his name from Jonas Simon eight years ago - a move that took family members by surprise. Carl Gustaf, the King of Sweden, also paid tribute to the victims in a statement from the Royal House. Read MoreBREAKING NEWS Sweden shooting horror leaves 'several dead': Terrifying moment people flee gunfire 'The primary suspect is now considered to be one of the people that died. It was a person not known to the police previously.
The attack was a 'black day' for the country, he added, saying his thoughts were with all those affected.
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