Swedish police on Saturday confirmed that the victim of Friday's deadly school sword attack in Fagersta was a 17-year-old girl.

An 18-year-old male student, armed with a sword, carried out the attack at the Brinell School northwest of Stockholm while classes were in session. The rampage left one dead and three minors injured. Two boys, aged 12 and 17, were severely wounded, while a third minor was slightly injured and has been discharged from the hospital, according to Swedish media.

The suspect has been arrested on murder and attempted murder charges. Police fired shots during the operation but did not hit the attacker, and they believe there are no other perpetrators. While the motive remains unknown, investigators have conducted two house searches. The local state of emergency ended Saturday as around 70 residents gathered at a municipal memorial.

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who visited the site alongside opposition leader Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats, expressed solidarity, stating, "What must never happen has happened again." With Sweden’s parliamentary election due in September, political parties suspended campaign events on Saturday, and Kristersson invited all party leaders to a briefing on the investigation.

Sweden has experienced a series of school attacks over the years. Last year, 11 people, including the gunman, died at an Örebro education center in the country's worst mass shooting, leading to proposals for tougher gun laws. In 2022, an 18-year-old killed two female teachers with a knife and an ax in Malmö. In 2015, a 21-year-old local man stabbed three people to death in a racist hate crime targeting dark-skinned victims at Trollhättan’s Kronan school before police fatally shot him.