Translate


Tuesday, February 11, 2025

France: DNA of Suspect Found on Body of 11-Year-Old Girl

More details have come out in the investigation into the murder of an 11-year-old girl in Epinay-sur-Ogre (Essonne), France. Authorities have announced that the DNA of the principal suspect, a 23-year-old male, was recovered from the hands of the victim, identified only as Louise. In addition, he was found to have traces of cuts on his fingers. Furthermore, both his parents and his girlfriend are now in custody for failure to report a crime. All previous suspects both in Epinay and Rouen, have been released.

The below article in Francebleu is translated by Fousesquawk. (Note that while this article does not name the suspect, other French sources are identifying him as Owen L., a French citizen.) 



Murder of Louise: The DNA of the principal suspect was recovered on the body of the schoolgirl. 

While 4 persons are being questioned today in the framework of the murder of Louise, whose body was found in a wooded area in Essonne during the night of Friday into Saturday, the DNA of the principal suspect was recovered from the hands of the schoolgirl, the prosecutor's office announced Tuesday. 

Tuesday, 11 February 2025 at 16:48

Caption: The body of Louise was recovered in a wooded area of Essonne during the night of Friday into Saturday near her school at Epinay-sur-Orge. 

The investigation into the murder of Louise, 11, found in a wooded area in Essonne during the night of Friday into Saturday, is accelerating. While 4 persons are in custody on Tuesday, "the DNA of the principal suspect has been recovered from the hands of the schoolgirl," the prosecutor of Evry announced Tuesday in a press release. "Several hearings are now in progress. The custody of the 4 will be extended this evening," he indicates. 

From a source close to the case to Francinfo (news), the principal suspect, age 23, arrested Monday evening and interrogated for the murder of a minor under the age of 15, had traces of cuts on his fingers. He lives in Epinay-sur-Orge, as does Louise's family. It is notably an investigation in the neighborhood that led to his identification. His father, his mother, and his girlfriend have been placed in custody for not reporting a crime. These three persons were placed in custody after inconsistencies in their initial statements as witnesses, according to the same source. Their ages respectively are 49, 48, and 23 years.

The investigators are also continuing the use of the victim's cell phone found near her body in the wooded area of Templiers in Essonne. The weapon of the crime, a sharp object with which the murderer struck Louise about 10 times, has not yet been found. Custody of the two persons arrested Monday in Rouen, however, was lifted, as was that of the couple arrested in Essonne Saturday, released without charges.



Monday, February 10, 2025

France: Two Arrests in Murder of 11-Year-Old Girl

"Rest in peace, Louise. We will not forget you"
-France Bleu


Yesterday, we reported on the stabbing death of an 11-year-old girl in Essonne, France and the search for her killer. Initially, two people, a man and a woman, were taken into custody but were subsequently released. 

French police have now arrested a 23-year-old and his 55-year-old mother. The arrest occurred today in Rouen, France, which is 94 miles from the scene of the crime. While the man is charged with murder, the mother is specifically charged with not reporting the crime. They are not further identified. (I have seen a couple of Belgian news outlets that state the suspects "have French nationality" (quotation marks mine)

The below article from France Bleu is translated by Fousesquawk.

The murder of Louise in Essonne: A man and his mother placed in custody. 

After the discovery of the body of Louise, 11, in a wooded area in Essonne during the night of Friday into Saturday, a man and his mother were arrested in Rouen and placed in custody Monday afternoon, according to the prosecutor's office of Evry.

Caption: The body of Louise, 11, was discovered in a wooded area of Essonne at the edge of three municipalities. "Rest in peace, Louise. We will not forget you."

The investigation opened for the "murder of a minor of 15 years (or under)" continues after the discovery of her body during the night of Friday into Saturday in a wooded area of Essonne. A 23-year-year-old man and his 55-year-old mother were arrested and placed in custody Monday afternoon, the prosecutor's office of Evry reported in a press release, on charges of "murder of a minor of 15 years (and under)" for the man and "failure to report a crime", concerning the woman. "Checks are in progress for the purpose of determining their eventual implication in the commission of these acts," the prosecutor's office says.

The two arrests took place in Rouen on Monday, reports a source close to the case to Franceinfo (news). The man is known to the courts for minor crimes. He is listed as without fixed abode and is in the habit of passing through Essonne. An object that could belong to him was recovered during the search carried out Sunday by police, according to this same source.

The adolescent had disappeared after leaving her school in Epinay-sur-Orge Friday afternoon. Her parents put out an alert, and a call for witnesses was widely relayed on social media. A large police force deployed finally enabled the discovery of the lifeless body of the young girl in a wooded area of Templiers, at the edge of three municipalities including Longjumeau and Epinay-sur-Orge.

The cell phone of the adolescent was recovered during the night of Friday into Saturday, Franceinfo learned from a source close to the case, confirming information from LCI (news). The autopsy performed Saturday revealed "the presence of numerous wounds inflicted with a sharp object in the vital areas," according to the prosecutor's office. In a press release, the Republic prosecutor of Evry, Gregoire Dulin, stated that, "at this stage, there is no element that would confirm that sexual violence was committed".

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*Update Feb 10: A third person has been arrested for the murder:  The below article is translated from France Bleu by Fousesquawk.

The murder of Louise: A third person arrested and placed in custody. 

After the arrests of a man and his mother yesterday afternoon within the course of the investigation of the death of Louise, a third person has been taken into custody yesterday evening at 8pm. 

Tuesday 11 Feb 2025 at 04:56

After the discovery of the body of Louise, 11, in a wooded area in Essonne during the night of Friday into Saturday, two persons, a man and his mother, were arrested in Rouen and placed in custody Monday afternoon, according to the prosecutor's office of Evry. A few hours later, the Republican prosecutor of Evry, Gregoire Dulin, announced that a third person has been taken into custody.

This is a man, age 23. "He has been placed in custody on charges of murder of a minor under 15 years of age."  Earlier, a man, 23, was arrested for murder, and his mother, a woman age 55, was placed in custody for failure to report a crime.  Police are using the video-surveillance cameras located along the route taken by Louise. 




Sunday, February 9, 2025

Fousesquawk Annual Super Bowl Lock (2025)



It's that time of year again. A game is being played that 1.4 billion Chinese people don't know about.

It's the Chief vs the Eagles in the Super Bowl with President Trump in attendance no less.

Here's what to expect:

Two hours before the game, there will be a two-hour pre-game show where every possible angle is scrutinized. Then someone will come out and sing the National Anthem as Air Force jets fly over the Superdome. Nobody in the stadium will see that because the Superdome is completely enclosed. I'm laying 2 to 1 odds that whoever sings the anthem will totally butcher it.



During the game, the broadcast will periodically go down to the sidelines where some female reporter will tell us what player or coach she has talked to, what she asked, and what inane answer he gave. At some point she will give us some human interest story involving one of the players.

Every time Travis Kelse makes a catch, the camera will shift to his girlfriend, Taylor Swift in the Chiefs' box cheering and hugging whoever is next to her.

At half-time, the big show will feature some rapper I have never heard of. Then again, I've never heard of any rappers. About 500 young rap fans will run onto the field and play grab ass. I'll miss it because I will find something else to do for 30+ minutes.

Now for the moment you've all been waiting for- my final score prediction.

Eagles 27

Chiefs 24 



That's unless the Chiefs do what they have done about 12 times this year-pull out a victory with some freak play in the final minute or the refs blow a call.

 


*Update: Hi, it's me. I'm back. It's halftime. Chiefs 0 Eagles 24. Just taking care of a few odds and ends during the halftime show.


I don't know if she's reacting to the game or the halftime show.




Saturday, February 8, 2025

France: 11-Year-Old Girl Murdered

Hat tip Vlad Tepes

The suspect
-Valeurs Actuelles


Once again, France in shock

An 11-year-old girl named Louise has been found sexually violated and murdered with numerous stab wounds in the commune of Epinay-sur-Orge (Essonne Department) in northern France subsequent to her disappearance on Friday this week. Initially, a man and woman were taken into custody based on suspicion, but they have been released. At this time, police are searching for a male suspect captured on video surveillance cameras seen near the victim on the street-with his face blurred out!.

The below article from Valeurs Actuelles, is translated by Fousesquawk. The translation includes an X posting by crime reporter Amaury Bucco. 


Essonne: A little girl of 11 found dead in a forest


A little girl of 11 years was found dead during the night of Friday/early morning Saturday in a wooded area of Essonne. An investigation for murder of a minor has been launched.

By Valeurs Actuelles.com

Posted 8 February 2025 at  11:37

Louise, a little girl (11), was discovered dead during the night of Friday-Saturday 7/8 February in a wooded area after having disappeared leaving the Andre Maurois School, where she was a pupil at Epinay-sur-Orge (Essonne), Valeurs Actuelles has learned from a police source. The body of the victim was discovered at 2:30 am, according to information furnished by the Prosecutor of the Republic of Evry, Gregoire Dulin.

Two suspects were arrested by Bac (police) for kidnapping at their home at Epinay-sur-Orge at 00:45 tonight and placed in custody, a man, 23, of "North African type", and who has 6 criminal record entries, and a woman, 20, "European type", who says she is his partner and who has no known criminal record, a police source tells Valeurs Actuelles. They were arrested at the entrance to their residence without incident.

Verifications are underway, the prosecutor at Evry stated. He announced that an investigation for murder of a minor of 15 (sic?) years of age has been launched. 

Insert: X post from crime reporter Amaury Bucco

Disappearance and murder of Louise in Essonne: According to a local police source, Rayan B. and his partner, Clea G., have reportedly been exonerated.

According to this same source, the suspicion toward Rayan B. was based on his resemblance to a man visible on video-surveillance images, just behind Louise on the Corbeille route, shortly before her disappearance (see image captured below)

The investigations carried out would have nonetheless, removed all suspicion toward them. The investigation continues.


Italy (Vatican): Man Vandalizes Altar in St Peter's Cathedral

St Peter's Cathedral Altar of Confession


Yesterday in the Vatican, a man climbed onto the altar of St Peter's Cathedral and threw candelabras to the ground causing considerable damage. He was promptly stopped by the Vatican Gendarmes. 

This is just the latest incident in Europe of attacks upon Christian churches and cathedrals by foreigners (in this case, a Romanian). I just hope that Pope Francis was there to witness it. He's the one who wants Italy and the rest of Europe to let these characters in.

The below article from RAI News (It) is translated by Fousesquawk. The article includes a video of the incident.

 https://www.rainews.it/video/2025/02/roma-un-uomo-sale-sullaltare-a-san-pietro-e-lo-devasta-video-4553d579-ac60-4db1-92f9-ad0f6d2f288d.html?nxtep

Rome: A man climbs onto the altar at St Peter's and devastates it, the video

He throws 6 candelabras from 1865 worth about 30,000 euros to the ground and damages them-stopped by Vatican gendarmes, he was identified and charged.

February 7, 2025

Moments of tension this morning in the Basilica of St Peter. A man climbed onto the Altar of Confession under the Bernini Baldichin (canopy), throwing 6 candelabras from 1865, worth about 30,000 euros, to the ground and damaging them. The gesture was recorded by many pilgrims and tourists present in the basilica. The man, promptly stopped by the Vatican Gendarmes, is originally from Romania. Turned over to the Vatican Inspectorate Staff, he was identified and reported.

It's not the first time that inconsiderate gestures have happened in the basilica. A similar episode occurred on September 4, 2019, also beneath the canopy, a 50-year-old from Santa Marinella was stopped after having climbed on the altar and throwing a candelabra to the ground.


Today's Hostage Release in Gaza: The Face of Barbarity

This article first appeared in New English Review.

Eli Sharabi with mother and sister
-NBC News



Today's release of three Israeli hostages is another illustration of just how barbaric Hamas is. Three men, Or Levy, 34, Eli Sharabi, 52, and Ohad Ben Ami, 56all emaciated after over a year of captivity in inhuman conditions, were paraded in front of a Gazan crowd and forced to participate in a "ceremony" before being turned over to the Red Cross. Fox News has posted photos of the three men before and after their captivity. Just another in a series of outrageous "ceremonies" by Hamas in which hostages are paraded through hostile crowds, not knowing whether they would be freed or torn apart by the mobs.

 One of them, Eli Sharabi, only learned after being freed that his wife and two daughters had all been slaughtered by Hamas.

In return, Israel is releasing another batch of Palestinian murderers and terrorists from custody, all to be welcomed by the Palestinian community as heroes. So far, 550 of these criminals have been released by Israel in exchange for hostages.

I have been very critical of President Trump's announcement that the US would "take over" Gaza and rebuild it into some sort of tourist paradise. I don't want one American cent spent on Gaza, and I don't want any American involvement in Gaza whatsoever. If the Gazans are all moved to Egypt, Jordan, or the moon, I could care less. They supported Hamas and cheered on October 7, 2023, many of them even taking part in the atrocities of that day when innocent men, women, children, and even infants were kidnapped into Gaza. I have no sympathy for the Gazans or their cause. That said, I don't think the US should play any role in their removal if it comes to that. It is entirely possible that Trump, in his usual negotiating style, is merely trying to force Egypt, Jordan, and other Arab nations like Saudi Arabia to stand up to the plate and say, "We'll handle this in cooperation with Israel". I hope that's the case.

I would also oppose the US taking any Gazans in as "refugees". They would only bring their hatreds with them and add to our growing anti-Semitic problem. These people cheered wildly on October 7, 2023, and their present condition is of their own making. To allow them into the US would only make things worse for our Jewish citizens. The same goes for Europe, but who knows what they'll do.

But back to the release of these three hostages. I am happy they are back, but today's images only reinforce the realization that Israel is dealing with ruthless barbarians who have no sense of human decency. I have no illusions that today's images will change the minds of Hamas' supporters in the US, especially on our college campuses, hotbeds of radicalism and sheer idiocy, both at the student and professorial levels. Nor will it change the minds of the corrupt anti-Semites in the UN. They will continue to pass resolution after resolution condemning Israel.

I am more optimistic that today's images will be duly noted by President Trump.



Friday, February 7, 2025

Sweden: The Motive Behind that Mass Murder

Video answers the question

Risbergska School
-Sky News


Information on the Swedish school shooting is coming out in drips from the authorities and media. Today most of the Swedish press is reporting that all 10 victim fatalities have been identified, but only gender and age are provided. They consist of 7 women and 3 men all adults and mostly middle-aged. One is a Syrian, and one is a Bosnian. To date, I have only seen one victim identified by name (Middle Eastern).

While some Swedish media still report that the motive is unclear, there is little doubt. Now TV4 (Sweden) has released a videotape taken by a survivor with his cell phone while he was hiding in a toilet until he was rescued by police. Numerous gunshots can be clearly heard, and at one point, there is a voice in Swedish, which TV-4 enhanced. The voice (presumably from the killer, Rickard Andersson) says, "You (all)  are going to leave Europe!"

This leaves no doubt as to the motive of the shooter. Yet even the TV4 article repeats the statement that the motive is still unclear!

It needs to be repeated here once again that while I have regularly reported on the imported crime problem in Sweden and the rest of Western Europe, this act must be condemned. It takes its place among the atrocities committed in New Zealand against two mosques in Christchurch and the mass murder by Norwegian, Anders Breivik in Norway. This is not the way to deal with the problems of migrant crime, Islamic extremism, drug gangs, and the like. 

It is the government that must deal with this problem. As we know, they have failed to do so. So now we have unhinged people taking it all into their own hands and killing people who are entirely innocent. In the case of Breivik, he killed no Muslim immigrants, but that was the cause of his anger. Incredibly, he may be paroled in a few short years after killing over 70 people!

For those of us who are writing about this overall issue, it is a reminder that we should avoid inciteful language. We will continue to raise our voices against illegal migration, crime, anti-Semitism, Islamic extremism, and jihadist terrorism. But we can never condone or ignore these kinds of attacks against innocent victims. Thanks to its feckless government, Sweden has a terrible problem on its hands. It is they who must solve the problem, and if they are unable or unwilling, new leaders must be elected. 

But this week's attack in Sweden was just plain evil.

The below article in TV4 (Se) is translated by Fousesquawk. We are working on providing English subtitles to the video.



School massacre in Örebro

Cry before shots in school: "You're (all) going to leave Europe!"

TV4 News has analyzed audio from the perpetrator

Updated yesterday at 12:21. Posted Wednesday at 18:44

Ten people were shot to death when the perpetrator opened fire at the school in Örebro- at the same time, several students hid themselves in various places at the location. In a video from inside the school, audio was captured from the act- which TV4 analyzed.

You're going to leave Europe!" a cry was heard after two shots were fired.

The school shooting in Örebro has shaken Sweden. Ten people were shot to death, and when the police went into the location, the shooter was found dead.

According to information provided to TV4 News, the perpetrator is 35-year-old Rickard Andersson from Örebro. The motive for the crime is yet unclear.

Cry heard after audio filtered

TV4 has obtained a film from the incident. A man hides himself inside a toilet as the mass shooting is in progress. Through the door can be heard several shots being fired. 

TV4 has had sound technicians with special equipment analyze the sound and filter out the noise and make what is said clear. We have had several persons without prior knowledge of what is heard in the recording listen to the audio-all have come to the same (conclusion). 

After filtering, it is deciphered how someone shouts:

"You're (all) going to leave Europe!"

Shortly thereafter, two shots are heard being fired in rapid succession, several shots are also fired before the person is heard shouting. Who it is shouting the xenophobic expression has not been able to be verified.

The attack took place on the Risbergska campus in the area of Västhaga. It is there that adult education is conducted, but also the teaching of Swedish for immigrants (SFI).

Police: Looking at all possible angles

At a press conference, police report that there is no information that points to the perpetrator having any ideological motive.

"This is a situation that may change, but it has not changed (as yet)," said local police chief Roberto Eid Forest at a press conference.

On Wednesday evening, police state that nothing can be discounted. but they are looking at all aspects.

"We are looking at all possible angles in this preliminary investigation. We are looking broadly is the only thing I can say. How far we have come in this angle I don't know. Staff work is in full (progress)," says Anders Dahlman, police press spokesperson.

On Wednesday evening, police came back via email and reported that they could not comment on the preliminary investigation at this stage.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Update: Here is the video from the above article. Subtitles by Vlad Tepes and Gates of Vienna. Translation by Fousesquawk. Note that while the images are not graphic, the audio is disturbing. Viewer warning.


(Graduate) Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA Comes to Your Community


Early Wednesday morning this week dozens of masked protesters, organized by the UCLA chapter of Graduate Students for Palestine showed up outside the home of UC Regent Jay Sures (who is Jewish) , vandalized the outside of his home, disturbed the neighborhood, harassed neighbors, and carried on in their typical juvenile fashion, all while LAPD officer "monitored" the situation. In other words, no arrests were made.

-Deadline

Here is how the Daily Bruin (UCLA campus newspaper) reported it.

"The neighbor also said in the statement that they were pushed by a protester after they attempted to film the demonstration. Protesters chanted “intifada revolution” and held a banner that read “Jonathan Sures you will pay, until you see your final day,” they said."
-Daily Bruin

It seems like the Daily Bruin was Johnny-on-the-spot with their reporting. Could it be that one of their reporters was present at the scene? Just askin'.

So now that the little Brownshirts of (Graduate) SJP have taken their mobs from the campus to the community and vandalized the home of their intended target, when will we see some action taken by the police and the university? Back in my day, when you vandalized someone's home, you got your mask removed and were arrested. Back in my day, you got kicked out of school for this kind of action. Hopefully, there will be enforcement action taken and people will be prosecuted. Hopefully, the Graduate Students for Justice in Palestine will become the Expelled Students for Justice in Palestine. If any of these mopes were foreign students, hopefully, they will become Deported Students for Justice in Palestine.




Thursday, February 6, 2025

How We Can Help the IDF



Those of us in the US who support Israel in its war against Hamas want to know how we can help. I am linking a site called Unit 11741, which tells us one way we can contribute. It seems that many IDF troops are short on up-to-date equipment, things like new helmets, boots, and other things we often don't think about. If you wish to make a contribution to help get these needed supplies to IDF troops, please check out the link here.

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Trump Is Wrong on Gaza

 Although I support most of what President Trump has been doing during his first days in office, and while I fully support Israel, Trump's comments on Gaza yesterday left me shaking my head. Of course, Trump says many things, and it is what he does that counts, but I cannot fathom why he would even think of getting involved in Gaza let alone "take over" Gaza as he said.

Personally, I don't want to see one American dime spent to rebuild Gaza, and I certainly don't want to see US troops in Gaza (unless they became absolutely necessary to defend Israel, which is not an issue at this time.) Has Trump forgotten what happened when we had troops in Lebanon in the 1980s? Has he forgotten the Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia? Why should we spend our treasure and our blood on Gaza?  The first day American troops arrive in Gaza. they will be targets for the terrorists of Hamas and its sympathizers. Trump campaigned on a promise to prevent future foreign adventures-not to mention the humiliation and loss of life on the day when we exited Afghanistan. 

As for his suggestion that the Gazans all be relocated, that is a no-win for us diplomatically. If it is to happen, let the Israelis do it in coordination with countries (hopefully in the Arab world) willing to receive them. Of course, therein lies the problem. Nations like Egypt and Jordan (the natural choices) don't want them. They know from personal experience that the Palestinians are nothing but problems. Do you remember the Black September mess in Jordan? Just like with the Syrians, the Iraqis, and the Afghans, the Middle East refuses to accept these people as long as they can pass them off to the gullible West. With everything going on in Europe and America with "refugees" and "asylum-seekers", an influx of thousands of Palestinians into our countries is the last thing we need. What will they bring with them other than their hatred for Jews? Think of the effect on our already-plagued college campuses when these children show up as college students.

I hate to be blunt, but Gaza is Israel's problem. I fully support their military action there after October 7, 2023, but the rebuilding of Gaza is not America's responsibility. What to do with the Gaza population is not America's responsibility. The best thing Trump can do is use this statement from yesterday as some sort of wedge to get Egypt and Jordan to accept the Gazans if that's possible. The accusations of "ethnic cleansing" are already starting. While there is precedent for mass removals (think ethnic Germans from Eastern Europe after World War 2 and the driving out of hundreds of thousands of Jews from Arab lands in 1948), I can already see the accusations against the US in the UN and the International Criminal Court for "ethnic cleansing". We don't need all that. In short, we don't need the headaches.

Trump would be wise to reconsider the idea of getting involved in Gaza. If there is a solution to Gaza, I don't know what it is. Leave it to Israel and its neighbors to hash out.

Belgium: Two Shooters Fire into Street with Kalashnikovs: No Injuries

Today in Brussels, two masked men, armed with Kalashnikov rifles, walked out of a metro station and opened fire on the street. Nobody was hit, and the shooters fled through the metro station. The incident was captured on video. Photos of the men are also available, and in one of them, you can see his face. The below photo is from the Spanish daily, El Mundo. Incredibly, the Belgian daily, Nieuwsblad, blurred his face out.

-El Mundo

We hope to get a translated article from the Belgian media either in French or Dutch, sometime today.

*Update: The below article from Het Laatse Nieuws is (partially) translated by Fousesquawk from Dutch. The remainder of the article is under a subscriber block.

Caption: Left: The two armed persons at the Clemenceau Metro Station. Right: A fresh bullet hole from the weapon of war can still be seen on the climbing bars in a playground.

Anderlecht again under pressure: "People are selling their homes out of fear"
" You see syringes and knives everywhere on the street. This has become a no man's land, and drug dealers do what they want." The neighborhood around the Clemenceau Metro Station in Anderlecht is in shock after 2 heavily armed men opened fire and fled into the metro tunnels Wednesday morning. For the time being, there is still no trace of the suspects. Residents in the area fear for their safety and link the incident to the escalating drug problem that has plagued the area for years. "The real people responsible remain untouched," says Mayor Fabrice Cumps.
-By Carmen Schelkens  Feb 5, 2025 at 17:43. Latest update: 23.14

*Update (2-6-25) The French-language Belgian daily, 7 sur 7, is reporting that police have conducted a raid and arrested one suspect in the above shooting. The name has not been released as is the custom in Belgium. Weapons have also reportedly been seized. The report also indicates that one of the bullets fired yesterday in front of the metro station wound up in the bedroom of a child. As previously reported, there were no injuries. (Translation of the article is pending.)

Here it is. Translation by Fousesquawk.






Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Sweden: Worst School Mass Shooting in Nation's History

 

Rickard Andersson-shooter
-Samnytt


Today, Sweden experienced what is being called the worst school mass shooting in its history. It occurred in the town of  Örebro at the Risbergska School which is primarily for adult learners and includes Swedish classes for immigrants. Eleven people were shot to death including the shooter, who reportedly committed suicide. He is described as a 35-year-old loner with no criminal record. Police do not yet have a motive, but they do not believe it was connected to any ideology. One of the victims is reportedly a 25-year-old member of the Bosnian Islamic community who was a student at the school.

While the identity of the shooter is not yet known, this appears either to be gang-related or an attack against Muslims reminiscent of what occurred in Christchurch, New Zealand a few years ago. The police say the shooter has no known gang affiliations, and given his age, I am leaning toward the latter explanation.

Whatever the circumstances and motivation are, the act is to be condemned. The murder of innocents can never be condoned. One thing is clear: Sweden is descending into deadly chaos, and it is only going to get worse until the Swedish government takes decisive action.

Update Feb. 5, 2025: The shooter is identified as Rickard Andersson 35. The police and media are still silent as to motive, but all signs point to immigrants being the targets. This is not just the worst mass school shooting in Sweden's history, but the worst shooting period.