Government offices, schools and workplaces fell silent in Sweden at midday on Tuesday in remembrance of the victims of a mass shooting at an adult education centre last week when a gunman killed 10 people before turning his weapon on himself.

Swedish news outlets identified the shooter as Rickard Andersson, a 35-year-old from Orebro, the city where the shooting occurred, although the police have not publicly confirmed that.

Government offices, schools and workplaces fell silent in Sweden at midday on Tuesday in remembrance of the victims of a mass shooting at an adult education centre last week when a gunman killed 10 people before turning his weapon on himself.

Sweden is reeling from the country's deadliest mass shooting this week as investigators continue to look into the gunman's motive.

Storyline: Residents have been mourning for the victims of a mass shooting that took place at noon on Tuesday at Risbergska Skolan, an education center mainly for adults in Orebro in central Sweden. Investigators in Sweden are looking into whether the devastating incident was a targeted attack,

Eleven people — including the perpetrator — were killed in what Sweden's PM described as the worst mass shooting in the country's history. View on euronews

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.