Cliff Notes – School shooting in Austria Latest
- A school shooting in Graz, Austria, has resulted in the deaths of ten individuals, including nine victims and the gunman, with twelve others injured.
- The assailant, a 21-year-old former pupil of the school, reportedly killed himself in the school’s toilet; authorities confirmed he possessed two firearms.
- Austrian Chancellor Stocker termed the incident a “national tragedy,” announcing three days of mourning, while the president expressed that the horror profoundly impacts the nation’s heart.
What we know so far about school shooting in Austria | World News
Students and adults are among 10 people who have died in a school shooting in Austria.
A further 12 people were reportedly injured in the attack at a secondary school in Graz, Austria’s second-biggest city.
Mayor Elke Kahr described it as a “terrible tragedy”, the Austria Press Agency (APA) reported.
Austria school shooting
Here is what we know so far
What happened?
The shooting took place on 10 June at BORG Dreierschutzengasse, a secondary school in the northwest of Graz, close to the main central train station, Austrian police said.
Interior minister Gerhard Karner said nine people were killed, six females and three males. The gunman was the tenth person who died.
Twelve more people were injured, Mr Karner added.
Special forces were sent to the school at 10am local time after reports of shots being heard.
By 11.30am, police said the school had been evacuated and everyone had been taken to a safe meeting point.
Gunfire and screaming could be heard in footage posted on X purporting to be from the scene.
Sources
Austrians hold vigil to mourn 10 victims of school shooting – BBC
Austria school shooting latest: Gunman was former student and took own life in toilet – The Independent
Former pupil kills ten in Austria school shooting – RTE.ie