Ten people, including the suspect, are dead after shooting a school in the Austrian city of Graz, the Austrian APA press agency reported on Tuesday and quoted the mayor of Elke Kahr.
The Austrian state media ORF, which quoted the local police, said several people were seriously injured, including students and teachers.
At the beginning of the day, she also stated that the suspect perpetrator, allegedly a pupil, is assumed that he killed himself, reported Reuters.
Filming “National Tragedy”
Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker, who responded to the incident, said in his statement that shooting was a “national tragedy” and offered condolences to families that lost their children.
“Rampage at Graz school is a national tragedy that deeply shaken our country,” Stocker said in his statement.
The suspect had 2 weapons; Found dead in the bathroom
Salzburger Nachrichten’s newspaper quoted unconfirmed news when they claimed that the suspect was a 22-year-old former student who carried two weapons-pistoli and shotgun. Kronen Zeitung said the boulevard that the suspect was found dead in the bathroom, according to Reuters.
Rushing forces, helicopter deployed
Special strengths rushed to Borg Dreierschützengasse after an emergency call at 10 am. An hour later, the police on the Social Network X said the deployment was still ongoing and that it was a helicopter, the Associated Press reported.
“No other danger”
A local police spokesman said in an interview with Austrian television that the area was provided, while the school was evacuated. He also added that the relatives of the victims and pupils took care of.
“There is no other danger to the population, but there are several dead,” the police spokesman said.
Austria has one of the most armed civilian populations in Europe, with an estimated 30 firearms per 100 people, according to a manual weapon survey, an independent research project.
Kaja Kallas, head of the European Union’s foreign policy, took X to share his condolences: “Every child should feel safe at school and be able to learn liberated from fear and violence. My thoughts are with victims, their families and Austrian people in this dark moment.”
(Tagstotranslate) Austrian school attack
