Sweden shooting latest: Five people shot at Orebro school as gunman armed with automatic weapon opens fire

Swedish police have confirmed no officers are among those injured during a shooting in Orebro.

Local media reports some police officers were shot at as they responded to the shooting earlier today.

At least five people have been shot, one of whom is believed to be the perpetrator who has killed themselves.

A huge police operation is under way in Sweden after shots were fired at Risbergska School in Orebro, some 200 km (125 miles) west of Stockholm.

Five people have been shot with the severity of injuries unknown at this stage.

Swedish media have reported the perpetrator shot themselves dead and that police officers are among those injured.

The shooting took place in a campus area where several schools, for both children and adults are located.

Police said students were held indoors at the affected school and also at nearby schools.

One witness said they ‘saw a lot of blood’ amid reports some were trapped in classrooms as the shooting took place.

Police are understood to be holding a press conference in the next hour.

Police in Sweden will reportedly hold a press conference in one hour following the Orebro school shooting.

We will bring you the latest developments on this story as and when we can.

Witnesses to the school shooting have told how they saw ‘a lot of blood’ following the school shooting in Orebro

Magnus Håkansson told Expressen: ‘I heard bangs and then I came out quite early after that. The police ordered me to lie down at the scene. I saw a lot of blood’.

Andreas Sundling, 28, who is in a classroom at the school, added the school is “full of police officers”

‘Now we are sitting here waiting to be evacuated from the school. The information we have received is that we should stay and wait,’ he added.

Swedish newspaper Expressen is reporting the shooter in Orebro has shot themselves with police declaring the situation is no longer ‘life-threatening’.

Five people have been injured after shots were fired earlier today.

Swedish police have confirmed five people were shot in an attack at a school in the city of Orebro, triggering a massive response by rescue services.

In a statement, a police spokesperson said:

Five persons are confirmed shot. This is currently seen as attempted murder, arson and aggravated weapons offence.

Ambulances, rescue services and police are onsite, a spokesperson for local rescue services said.

A police spokesperson declined to comment further when reached by Reuters.

Here are some pictures from Orebro where police have placed a school on lockdown following a shooting at a school.

Students are reportedly trapped inside the building as shots were fired with an automatic weapon.

Swedish newspaper Expressen is reporting five people have been shot in Orebro with automatic weapons.

The severity of the injuries is not known at this stage but police have previously indicated there is a danger to life.

Pictures taken from inside the school show pupils taking shelter under tables.

Here is our breaking news story on the MailOnline website as reports indicate a shooting has taken place at a school in the Swedish city of Orebro.

Hello and welcome to MailOnline’s live coverage as a major police operation gets under way in Sweden amid reports of a school shooting.

Shots were reported at Risbergska School in Örebro’s Västhaga district shortly after midday, with police spokesperson Lars Hedelin confirming to Expressen ‘there is a danger to life’.

Headteacher Mattias Molin said many children had been evacuated, but added: ‘I don’t know much more than that. We don’t know anything yet.’

Meanwhile, an image believed to have been taken inside the school and published by Swedish press showed a person lying on the floor of a classroom beside overturned chairs.

At least one person is believed to have been injured, with Expressen reporting the individual has been evacuated and taken to hospital.

Stick with us as we bring you the latest updates from this breaking news story.