Swedish police on Thursday described Tuesday’s school shooting as a “hellish” event that left 11 people dead, confirming that the suspected perpetrator was found dead with three licensed firearms in his possession.

The shooter who earlier this week killed 10 people in Sweden’s worst mass shooting was connected to the adult education center where he opened fire with at least one rifle-like weapon, law

Sweden on Wednesday mourned the victims of its worst mass killing as police indicated the gunman probably shot himself after killing 10

About 10 people including the gunman have been killed at an adult education center in what Sweden’s prime minister called the country’s “worst mass shooting.”

Witnesses who survived Sweden’s worst mass shooting have described horror and panic that gripped an adult education center west of Stockholm as the gunman killed at least 10 people.

The Swedish police reported that the alleged perpetrator of the shooting in Orebro possessed a permit for four firearms. Three of these were found on him, along with a large quantity of unused ammunition.

By Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson OREBRO, Sweden (Reuters) -Swedish police found three rifles near the body of the gunman amid a chaotic scene they described as an "inferno" after 11 people were killed and several wounded in the country's deadliest mass shooting,

The facility offers adult courses, including Swedish language classes for immigrants. Law enforcement officials say the shooter, who Swedish media have identified as 35-year-old Rickard Andersson, may have been a student at the center.