Schools in Orebro will open as usual on Wednesday after the mass shooting at Risbergska School.

The adult education centre will remain closed.

Petter Larsson, municipal director of Orebro Municipality, said others would be open for classes to help people come together in the wake of the “crisis”.

“We are doing everything we can to prepare and we have loaded up with crisis support and resources when students and staff return,” he said.

“It is our best assessment to open the schools now so we can meet and talk and offer crisis time on site.

“We think it is important that we come together. We do not assess that there is any threat.”

Swedish police have confirmed that 11 people have died in the worst school shooting in the country’s history, Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter reported.

The suspect, who was not known to police before the shooting, is among the dead, law enforcement confirmed.

“This is a horrific event that’s unprecedented,” Örebro police chief Robert Eid Forest said.

A 43-year-old woman who was studying at the school has told of how she escaped the shooting.

The woman, who had only joined the school three weeks ago, said she fled by running toward the entrance of the school after hearing shots.

“He was shooting in the hallway, I don’t know if it was just one shooter. It felt like there were more people, there were shots all the time. Lots of shots. First it was shot indoors, then outdoors,” the woman told Expressen.

Despite getting home, the woman was back at the school on Tuesday night to light candles in the remembrance of those who died.

Swedish media have been speaking to some of those caught up in the shooting at the adult education centre.

Hellen Werme, 35, told Expressen she was small classroom when she heard the first shot, then several more.

“My teacher shouted ‘lock the doors and get on the floor’,” ehe said.

“Just outside the door, footsteps passed. He was so close that you could hear him walking.”

Two hours later, armed police entered the room, she said, before checking if anyone inside had any weapons.

“My stomach hurts. I’m still shaking,” Ms Werme said.

As police investigate the worst mass shooting in Sweden, the country’s media outlets are running reports on the suspect.

Police have said they believe the suspect of the shooting at the adult education centre is among the around 10 dead.

In reports on the shooting, TV4 News said the suspect was aged 35 and had a weapons licence.

News outlet Expressen said people who knew him described him as a “loner”.

Police believe the shooter acted alone in the attack.

As we reported earlier, police have launched an investigation after the shooting at the adult education centre at 12:33 local time.

The gunman, local police say, is believed to be among the 10 dead.

Several hours after the attack, police are still going through the crime scene and have searched several addresses in Orebro.

Officers remain outside an apartment building.

“We saw a lot of police with drawn weapons,” said Lingam Tuohmaki, 42, who lives in the same building. “We were at home and heard a commotion outside.”

Students prayed under their desks and trapped teachers sent desperate texts to loved ones when a gunman opened fire at an adult education centre in Sweden, leaving 10 people dead.

Armed police exchanged shots with the suspect at the Risbergska School, an adult campus in the city of Orebro, some 125 miles west of Stockholm.

The horrific attack – described by prime minister Ulf Kristersson as the worst mass shooting in Swedish history – unfolded on Tuesday after many students had gone home following a national exam.

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Police raided the suspect’s home after Tuesday’s shooting, but it was not immediately clear what they found.

Örebro’s district police chief said there were no warning signs before the attack and authorities were working to identify the deceased.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has said that the bloc stands with the people of Sweden.

Writing on X, Ms von der Leyen said: “What happened today in Örebro is truly horrifying. Such violence and terror have no place in our societies—least of all in schools.

“In this dark hour, we stand with the people of Sweden. Our thoughts are with the victims, and we wish them strength and a swift recovery.”