10 people killed in Austrian school shooting
A shooter opened fire in a high school in the southern Austrian town of Graz on Tuesday morning.
Police say 10 people were killed, including the suspect, and multiple people were injured.
The authorities have not provided any information on the suspect or the victims. But they say some students in school at the time were evacuated to safety.
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Japan Times
2 days ago
- Japan Times
Former student kills 10 people and himself in shooting at Austrian school
A former student killed 10 people and himself at a secondary school in Austria's second-largest city, Graz, on Tuesday in the worst school shooting in Austria's modern history. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said six of those killed at the school were female and three were male, without giving any details of their ages. Graz Hospital later confirmed the death of a 10th person. Karner said another dozen people had been injured but gave no further details about the victims. Austrian media said most were students. Police said they believed the 21-year-old Austrian shooter, who was found dead in a bathroom, had been operating alone when he entered the school with two guns and opened fire. His motive remained unclear. Director General of Public Security Franz Ruf told state broadcaster ORF that victims were found outside and inside the school on various floors, adding the gunman had been armed with both a shotgun and a pistol, both found at the scene. Chancellor Christian Stocker called the shooting a "dark day in the history of our country." "There are no words for the pain and grief that we all — all of Austria — are feeling right now." Stocker traveled to Graz where, at a press conference alongside officials including Karner, he announced three days of national mourning. A minute's silence was set for 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Ruf also told ORF the suspect had left behind a farewell letter, both in analogue and digital form, in which he said goodbye to his parents but gave no indication of a motive, which was still being investigated. More than 300 police were called in after shots were heard around 10 a.m. at the school, which is for students age 15 and above. Ambulances also arrived within minutes as the premises were cordoned off. The Salzburger Nachrichten newspaper said in an unconfirmed report that the suspect had opened fire on students in two classrooms, one of which had once been his own. It said he had been a victim of bullying. Julia Ebner, an extremism expert at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue think-tank, said the incident appeared to be the worst school shooting in Austria's post-war history. Foreign leaders including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed shock. Austria has one of the most heavily armed civilian populations in Europe, with an estimated 30 firearms per 100 people, according to the Small Arms Survey, an independent research project. Four people were killed and 22 injured when a convicted jihadist went on a shooting spree in the center of Vienna in 2020. In November 1997, a 36-year-old mechanic shot dead six people in the town of Mauterndorf before killing himself.
NHK
2 days ago
- NHK
Nine confirmed dead in Austria high school shooting
Nine people have been confirmed dead and at least 12 others injured after a man opened fire on a high school in the southern part of Austria. Police say the shooter took his own life after the attack. Police said they received reports that the shooting rampage occurred in the second largest city of Graz on Tuesday. Investigators said among the dead were six females and three males. They did not release the ages of the victims, but the local media reported that many were students. Police said the suspected attacker was a 21-year-old man who used to attend the school. They said he is believed to have acted alone and was later found dead in a bathroom. Police said two guns used in the shooting were found at the scene, and that the suspect possessed a firearms license. Some media outlets said the suspect had been bullied. Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker said at a news conference that "our schools must remain places of peace." He mourned the victims, saying, "Today is a dark day in the history of our country."
NHK
3 days ago
- NHK
10 people killed in Austrian school shooting
A shooter opened fire in a high school in the southern Austrian town of Graz on Tuesday morning. Police say 10 people were killed, including the suspect, and multiple people were injured. The authorities have not provided any information on the suspect or the victims. But they say some students in school at the time were evacuated to safety.
