The Trollhättan School Stabbing
Perpetrator: Anton Lundin Pettersson
Age at the time: 21 (June 22nd, 1994)
Status: Dead (Suicide by cop)
Location: Kronans grundskola,Trollhättan, Sweden.
Day of the Attack: October 22nd, 2015
Weapons: Cold Steel Viking sword and Tantō knife (unused)
Motive: Suicide, Dislike of immigration, desire to kill immigrants.
Killed: 3 excluding lundin pettersson
Anton Niclas Lundin Pettersson was born on June 22nd, 1994 in Trollhättan, Sweden. He had a brother and 2 half brothers, but he didn't talk to them much. Anton had developmental delays including but not limited to: not making eye contact, walking abnormally, not speaking much. He had scoliosis and a chest deformity.
In school, Lundin Pettersson had a few friends, but it is also said that he was bullied. He made some friends later in his life who he hung out with outside of class and played video games with, although the friendships did not last after his school years were over. Lundin Pettersson did pretty well in school, getting good grades and high honors. He got the highest score in two of his classes, English and Aesthetics.
Although Lundin Pettersson had friends, he was frequently alone. He enjoyed playing video games like World of Warcraft. Anton also liked airsoft weapons, motorcycles/other fast vehicles, martial arts, and he used to hang out with his brother in the woods fairly often. He stopped going to the woods around 8.
Anton Lundin Pettersson blamed immigration for a lot of his problems. Anton applied to over 80 jobs and did not get a single interview, so he blamed the immigrants who came to Sweden seeking asylum. Anton also would make racist jokes pretty often. He was very obviously far right, shown in social media profiles.
At one point, Anton's mother noticed that Anton lied about his schedule so he could stay home. He would tell his friends he couldn't hang out, then he just played on his computer.
Anton's depression worsened in time. They found self harm scars on his body and he had taken a depression test online. He never had a relationship and was unsure of his sexual identity. He wasn't a huge drinker and didn't seem to take drugs. His mother would check on him some days after he began to live alone because he would stop responding.
He got most of his hair cut off at some point beforehand. He had normally kept it pretty long.
Anton sent several messages out before his attack. He painted his face with white paint and did eyeliner. He puts on his costume and grabs his sword and a dagger that would go unused. Lundin Pettersson was wearing a nazi helmet, a mask, a long coat, boots, a shirt, and pants. It was all black. One of the messages sent the day of the attack said:
“Hey man! I don’t have a lot of time so I’ll get right down to it. I’m going to be dead in the next hour or two, max. I remember all the fun we had playing SWTOR together and I want you to know that you’re the best friend I’ve ever had, you’re awesome. I’m going to miss you so much, even though I know I could have been more active, but you know me, fucking hate myself. If there’s an afterlife I hope to see you there! Those fucking cops better aim straight; I really don’t want to survive the rampage. Anyway, I love you.//Anton.”
Then, Lundin Pettersson drove to where his brother lived and put money and his phone on the table. He then drove to Kronans grundskola. He brought targets with him to attach to his chest, like Anders Breivik. He never used them though.
At 10:06, he entered the school. Lavin Eskandar sat with a student named David Issa. Lundin Pettersson approaches the two and kills Lavin, injuring his head, back, and piercing his lung. He had stabbed him twice in the back. He also tried to kill David, who was cut in the arm before running away. at 10:08 is when the first call came in. A teacher began to warn everyone of an attacker. Anton exited the cafeteria. It is clear that he isn't attacking everyone that he sees, he is only hurting people who are not white. He walks around the school. Most people assumed it was a Halloween costume, so he was allowed to walk around. The song “Dragula” by Rob Zombie was playing. It was a remixed version. People were alarmed and began to hide in classrooms. He then went upstairs. He finds Ahmed Hassan and stabs him in the abdomen. The wound was fatal. On the second floor, two people asked him if they could take a picture. He allows it, posing with them. After they leave, he stabs Nazir Amso who attempted to remove his mask. Amso collapsed outside the school, fatally wounded. He died 6 weeks later. He then stabs Wahed Kosa, who was a student. Kosa asked Anton who he was, which resulted in his stomach being stabbed. Kosa then shuts the door. His classmates think it's a joke and Kosa eventually leaves the room, collapsing in the teachers lounge. He would survive his wounds.
10:16, police arrive. They head up the stairs. Anton is found and they tell him to drop his sword. Anton charges at the police with his sword and is shot by police. Anton commited suicide by cop. He did not immediately die. He gives the officers his name and asks for help. He died in the hospital.
The song looped in the attack:
tangentwithtanner
kianamaiart
blakekathryn
gracieabrams
