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The shooting outside London Pub on Pride weekend

Two people were killed when a gunman opened fire outside two Oslo venues on 25 June 2022.

Editorial illustration of people fleeing and police responding on an Oslo street.
Editorial illustration

Timeline

  1. 25 June 2022: A shooting kills two people outside Oslo venues.
  2. June 2023: The justice minister addresses parliament on follow-up to the attack.
  3. 2024: The Commission on Extremism reports 23 injured.

What the official record describes

The Norwegian Commission on Extremism describes the attack outside Per på Hjørnet and London Pub, a gathering place for Oslo’s LGBTQ community. Its report says members of the public stopped the attacker before police arrested him. The commission describes a likely aim of attacking people celebrating Pride.

Casualties reported by the Norwegian Commission on Extremism
Killed2
Injured23

What the figures cover

The commission counted 23 injured in addition to the two people killed. In a separate statement to parliament, Norway’s justice minister discussed the responsibilities of police and event organisers when communicating security decisions after the attack. Norwegian Commission on Extremism