Trollhättan stabbing

Petterson, posing with students in the corridors of Kronan High School

The **Trollhättan stabbing** was a terrorist stabbing that occurred on 22 October, 2015 at Kronan High School in Trollhättan, Sweden in which, a masked man killed 3 people and injured 1 other with a sword, before being shot by police as result of a suicide by cop and dying in hospital.

## Attack

At **10:06** **a.m.**, a man wearing black clothing, a cape, a Stahlhelm-style helmet and a paintball mask, entered Kronan High School wielding a sword. News outlets compared his appearance to the appearance of Darth Vader, a fictional character in the film franchise, *Star Wars*. At first, eyewitnesses believed the mans presense to be a Halloween prank. 20-year-old teaching assistant Lavin Eskandar, confronted the man before being stabbed immediately by the man, Eskandar died at the scene. The man then stabbed 15-year old Somali student, Ahmed Hassan, who died from his injuries later in hospital, then shortly also stabbed a 15-year-old unnamed Syrian student who survived his injuries.

Whilst wandering the halls, two students encountered the man, believing his presense to be a Halloween prank, they posed with him and took a picture of themselves with him. Niclas Hallgren, the city's police chief said that Pettersson spared the students lives due to them having white skin.

Shortly after, 42-year-old teacher, Nazir Amso confonted Pettersson and demanded him to remove his mask, Petterson then charged at Amso and stabbed him. Amso then died due to his injuries six weeks later in hospital on 3 December.  At **10:16 a.m.**, police officers had arrived at the scene, ten minutes after the man arrived at the school. He them charged at police with intent of committing suicide by cop and was shot in the abdomen, he later died from his injuries in hospital.

## Anton Pettersson

### Cause of death

Gunshot wound (as result of suicide by cop)

### Criminal status

Deceased

**Anton Niclas Lundin Pettersson** (22 June, 1994 - 22 June, 2015) was a Swedish man identified as the perpetrator by Expressen.

Pettersson lived in an apartment building far away from Kronan High School, but chose to attack the school due to it being in Kronogården, a town with a high immigrant population, Petterson also reportedly struggled with finding a job and was influenced by anti-immigrant content online; police cited this as more evidence towards his motive.

Former associates described Pettersson as a lonely person who "lived in his own world" and dressed in black clothing influenced either by the emo or rock scene.

## See also

* July 22 attacks - 2 consecutive terrorist attack that influenced the Trollhättan stabbing
* Christchurch shootings - 2 consecutive terrorist shootings at 2 mosque that were inspired by the Trollhättan stabbing

## External links

Trollhâttan school attack at English Wikipedia

## References

1. ↑ The terrifying sword-wielding man in Darth Vader-esque mask who attacked Swedish school, killing 2.
2. ↑ Swedish school worker hailed as hero in racial school attack.
3. ↑ Swedish police say school attack was racist, as refugee rules tightened.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 [Läraren död efter attacken i Trollhättan https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/wEVmLn/lararen-dod-efter-attacken-i-trollhattan].
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sweden school killings: Attacker 'had racist motives'.
6. ↑ Sweden sword attack: Two killed by masked attacker.
7. ↑ Anton Lundin Pettersson mördade två i skolan.