On 4 March 1961, a mass shooting occurred at Thorild School in central Kungälv, Västra Götaland, Sweden, in which a gunman shot and killed one person, Per Håkan Altvall, and injured 6 others.[1] It was the first reported school shooting in Sweden and one of the earliest in Europe.[2]
Kungälv school shooting
Police technitions at the school a day after the shooting
The memory of the murdered Per Håkan Altvall is kept alive in Kungälv via a stipend "awarded annually to one or a number of students known for good friendship and social support to students".[3]
Around 11:30 p.m. on 4 March 1961, a large group of youngsters were dancing in the school gym hall. During the last dance, 17-year-old Ove Conry Andersson entered, pulled out a gun and started shooting randomly. People attempted to hide under chairs and behind a piano. Seven were wounded, including 18-year-old Per Håkan Altvall, who later died from his wounds. He was hit in the stomach[4] and an eyewitness states that the perpetrator first shot Altvall in the leg and later on his way out shot him again in the stomach, killing him.[5] The wounded were first taken to a classroom in the school and later to Kungälv hospital.
Kungälv police chased the gunman all night on the road to Ytterby, where it was assumed he had escaped. Kungälv police requested assistance from police in both Ytterby and Gothenburg. The following morning, 5 March, just before 8 a.m., the killer showed up at the police station, driven there by an older coworker. A few hours later, the 17-year-old gunman had willingly told the police all his details of the incident. The shooter had been to a different party earlier and drank two mixed drinks, then watched an ice hockey game while drinking cognac with a friend. At 10.30 p.m. he first entered the school dance and got into a fight with a guest who was also an amateur boxer. Andersson then went to get his gun, came back and started shooting, killing Altvall before escaping and hiding in the Fontin forest. The chase for Andersson was the largest police activity in west Sweden to date, involving a total of 50 policemen plus dogs.
On March 6, all of the school gathered in the gym hall in memory of Per Altvall.
Perpetratoredit
Andersson was known in Kungälv for his interest in cowboy movies and told the police he wanted to be like heroes in the movies. This event led to the first proposal to the government to investigate the effects of media violence, and the then-popular radio show "Tidsspegeln" (Mirror of Time) held a debate about "ideals and heroes for the youth" with the headline "Can we blame Cartwrights".
A 1995 article in Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported that Andersson was considered mentally unbalanced, partly because of the effects of alcohol, at the time of the shooting, and sentenced to closed psychiatric treatment. He refused to comment but DN mentioned that "it is known that he had married and had children less than four years after the incident." Altvall's mother Essie, then 88, was also interviewed and mentioned that she reached out to Andersson's mother shortly after the shooting and had forgiven the shooter for the murder of her son.[6]
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January 01, 1970
kungälv, school, shooting, march, 1961, mass, shooting, occurred, thorild, school, central, kungälv, västra, götaland, sweden, which, gunman, shot, killed, person, håkan, altvall, injured, others, first, reported, school, shooting, sweden, earliest, europe, po. On 4 March 1961 a mass shooting occurred at Thorild School in central Kungalv Vastra Gotaland Sweden in which a gunman shot and killed one person Per Hakan Altvall and injured 6 others 1 It was the first reported school shooting in Sweden and one of the earliest in Europe 2 Kungalv school shootingPolice technitions at the school a day after the shootingLocationKungalv SwedenDate4 March 1961 11 30 p m Attack typeSchool shootingWeaponsPistolDeaths1Injured6PerpetratorOve Conry Andersson The memory of the murdered Per Hakan Altvall is kept alive in Kungalv via a stipend awarded annually to one or a number of students known for good friendship and social support to students 3 Contents 1 Incident 2 Perpetrator 3 See also 4 ReferencesIncident editAround 11 30 p m on 4 March 1961 a large group of youngsters were dancing in the school gym hall During the last dance 17 year old Ove Conry Andersson entered pulled out a gun and started shooting randomly People attempted to hide under chairs and behind a piano Seven were wounded including 18 year old Per Hakan Altvall who later died from his wounds He was hit in the stomach 4 and an eyewitness states that the perpetrator first shot Altvall in the leg and later on his way out shot him again in the stomach killing him 5 The wounded were first taken to a classroom in the school and later to Kungalv hospital Kungalv police chased the gunman all night on the road to Ytterby where it was assumed he had escaped Kungalv police requested assistance from police in both Ytterby and Gothenburg The following morning 5 March just before 8 a m the killer showed up at the police station driven there by an older coworker A few hours later the 17 year old gunman had willingly told the police all his details of the incident The shooter had been to a different party earlier and drank two mixed drinks then watched an ice hockey game while drinking cognac with a friend At 10 30 p m he first entered the school dance and got into a fight with a guest who was also an amateur boxer Andersson then went to get his gun came back and started shooting killing Altvall before escaping and hiding in the Fontin forest The chase for Andersson was the largest police activity in west Sweden to date involving a total of 50 policemen plus dogs On March 6 all of the school gathered in the gym hall in memory of Per Altvall Perpetrator editAndersson was known in Kungalv for his interest in cowboy movies and told the police he wanted to be like heroes in the movies This event led to the first proposal to the government to investigate the effects of media violence and the then popular radio show Tidsspegeln Mirror of Time held a debate about ideals and heroes for the youth with the headline Can we blame Cartwrights A 1995 article in Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported that Andersson was considered mentally unbalanced partly because of the effects of alcohol at the time of the shooting and sentenced to closed psychiatric treatment He refused to comment but DN mentioned that it is known that he had married and had children less than four years after the incident Altvall s mother Essie then 88 was also interviewed and mentioned that she reached out to Andersson s mother shortly after the shooting and had forgiven the shooter for the murder of her son 6 Andersson committed suicide on 12 August 2008 7 See also editList of school related attacksReferences edit London Driscole Granscole Studios Swedish public school students drilled to protect themselves in case of a school shooting www scancomark com Retrieved 23 April 2018 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2015 02 21 Retrieved 2015 02 21 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Anja Paulsson 2011 Per Hakan AltvallsStipendium PDF Mimers Hus Gymnasium Nytt Archived from the original PDF on 14 July 2014 Retrieved 22 December 2012 The Local dl 20 March 2013 School shooting likely in Sweden agency The Local Glom inte skolattacken 1979 Stromstads tidning in Swedish Retrieved 2017 03 04 Hagerfors Anna Maria 1995 02 19 Forlat sonens mordare Forgave his son s killer Dagens Nyheter in Swedish Retrieved 23 October 2015 Skottdramat i Kungalv densvartadahlian blogg se Retrieved 23 April 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kungalv school shooting amp oldid 1225132583, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
