Swedish Police Identify 17-Year-Old Girl Killed in Fagersta School Sword Attack
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 22
Swedish Police Identify 17-Year-Old Girl Killed in Fagersta School Sword Attack
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 22
Summary
Police said the person killed in Friday’s attack at Brinell school in Fagersta was a 17-year-old female student, after her family was informed.
Three others were wounded when an 18-year-old attacker entered the school days after the summer break resumed; two boys aged 12 and 17 were seriously hurt, and one needed emergency surgery.
The suspect was detained after police shot him during the arrest, and investigators said Saturday they were still working to establish the sequence of events and a motive.
Flowers and candles were left outside the school as Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and opposition leader Magdalena Andersson joined tributes to the dead student and injured victims.
The attack revived fears over school violence in Sweden after a 10-fatality Orebro education-centre shooting in 2025 and a 2022 Malmo school stabbing that killed two teachers.