2024 Trångsund school shooting
| Trångsund school shooting | |
|---|---|
  Trångsund School Trångsund School (Stockholm) | |
| Location | 59°13′59″N 18°07′57″E / 59.233°N 18.1325°E Trångsund School Trångsund, Sweden |
| Date | 4 September 2024 c. 8:30 (CET) |
Attack type | School shooting |
| Weapon | .32-caliber Zastava M70 pistol |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrator | 15-year-old boy |
| Motive | "Personal conflict" |
On 4 September 2024, a 14-year-old student was shot in the head inside a restroom at Trångsund School in Trångsund, Sweden, by a 15-year-old classmate. The victim survived with serious injuries. The perpetrator was arrested shortly after the attack and was later convicted of attempted murder and weapons offences.
The incident received national attention because school shootings are rare in Sweden and occurred amid growing public concern over youth violence and firearms offences.[1]
Shooting
On 4 September 2024, at around 8:30, two students, aged 14 and 15 respectively, were inside a school bathroom of the Trångsund School when one of them pulled out a gun and put in the mouth of the other student and pulled the trigger. The shot entered through the nose and the bullet went down through the mouth and lodged in the vertebrae of the neck. Despite this he miraculously survived and was awake and conscious, and was able to get help. A 15-year-old classmate was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and weapons offences. The victim was taken to hospital conscious, and authorities reported no other suspects. The school was temporarily closed, and an investigation into the incident was launched.[2][3]
Police at first incorrectly stated that the weapon used was an air gun but they retracted this statement quickly.[4]
Perpetrator
The perpetrator was a 15-year-old ninth grade student of the Trångsund School born in Aleppo, Syria. He came to Sweden with his family during the migrant crisis in the fall of 2015. He has been a Swedish citizen since 2019. He had reportedly began to get involved with street gangs which is how he acquired the semi-automatic Crvena Zastava handgun. His motive was reportedly a personal conflict with the victim.[5][3]
Legal proceedings
In January 2025 the 15‑year‑old was formally charged with attempted murder, gross weapons offences and preparation for murder; he denied wrongdoing, asserting it was an accident. In February 2025 the Södertörn District Court found that the evidence did not support the claim of accident and sentenced him to two years and two months of closed youth-confinement care for attempted murder, weapon offences and conspiracy to commit murder.[6]
Aftermath
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson described the event as "absolutely terrible" and he commented that "School shootings are not something we associate with Sweden." Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer stated that: "I take what happened very seriously. It is especially serious when acts of violence occur at a school."[7]
The shooting caused debate about school safety in Sweden. The Minister for Schools Lotta Edholm suggested that schools should have the right to search students and their belongings.[8]
See also
- Örebro school shooting
- Kungälv school shooting
- List of school attacks in Sweden
- 2024 Apalachee High School shooting (occurred on the same day)
References
- ↑ "Skolskjutning – temat på årets första Snos-möte" [School shooting was the theme of the year's first Snos meeting]. SecurityWorldMarket (in Swedish). AR Media International AB. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ Ahlander, Johan (4 September 2024). "Teenager shot and wounded at Swedish school, suspect apprehended, police say". Reuters. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- 1 2 Quintana Melin, Mariela (16 January 2025). "Eleven efter skottet på skoltoaletten: "Jag råka skjuta min vän"" [Student after the school bathroom shooting: "I accidentally shot my friend"]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Schibsted News Media AB. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Sköt klasskamrat på skoltoalett – hävdar olycka" [Shot classmate in school bathroom – claims it was an accident]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Schibsted News Media AB. TT. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ Albinsson, Mattias (16 January 2025). "Sköt klasskamrat i huvudet – skulle muta polisen för att bli fri" [Shot classmate in the head – tried to bribe police to go free]. Samnytt (in Swedish). Föreningen Samnytt. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ Ahmed, Hashi (5 February 2025). "15-åring döms efter skjutningen på Trångsundsskolan". SVT Nyheter. Sveriges Television. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
- ↑ "Kristersson om skjutningen: "Helt förfärligt"" [Kristersson on the shooting: "Absolutely terrible"]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Schibsted News Media AB. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ↑ "Skolministern: Skolorna kan inte lösa problemen själva" [Education minister: Schools cannot solve the problems on their own]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Sveriges Television AB. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2026.