Austria school shooter's mother saw message too late to stop deadly Graz attack
A woman lights a candle at a makeshift memorial site in front of the school the day after ten people died in a school shooting, on June 11, 2025 in Graz, southeastern Austria. Photo / Alex Halada, AFP
A suspected school gunman sent his mother a suicide video before he murdered at least 10 people and killed himself in the Austrian city of Graz.
The mother alerted the police to the video, which warned of the attack, 24 minutes after receiving it, by which point the killing spree
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