Swedish police to present investigation into Örebro campus attack
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'The press conference will present partially new information about the suspected perpetrator, the conclusions of the investigation and a more collected and visualised picture of the sequence of events before and during the attack,' a police press statement reads.
On February 4th, ten people were killed and six were hospitalised in the attack at Risbergska, the main centre for adult education in the central Swedish city of Örebro, before the perpetrator Rickard Andersson killed himself.
The last two patients were able to leave hospital on May 13th, although the region has said that all of them will need further treatment.
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Most of the victims had a foreign background.
Police operation commander Henrik Dahlström will take part, alongside the regional and vice police chiefs for Bergslagen, Patrick Ungsäter and Niclas Hallgren.
The press conference will take place on Friday at 10am.
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