Trollhättan school stabbing
| Trollhättan school stabbing | |
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Anton Lundin Pettersson walks through a corridor with a sword during the attack. | |
| Location | Kronan School, Trollhättan, Sweden |
| Coordinates | 58°16′09″N 12°18′20″E / 58.2691°N 12.3055°E |
| Date | 22 October 2015 10:06 a.m. – 10:16 a.m. (UTC+2) |
| Target | Immigrant students and teachers |
Attack type | Mass stabbing |
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| Deaths | 4 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 2 |
| Perpetrator | Anton Niclas Lundin Pettersson |
| Motive | Xenophobia, suicidal ideation |
On 22 October 2015, a mass stabbing occurred at Kronan School, a high school in Trollhättan, Sweden. 21-year-old Anton Lundin Pettersson killed three people and injured another with a sword, later dying from gunshot wounds sustained during his apprehension.
The initial police investigation concluded that Pettersson was motivated by opposition to immigration and had chosen the school as his target due to its location in a neighbourhood with a high immigrant population.