Authorities are investigating the motive behind Austria’s deadliest shooting in peacetime, carried out at a school in the city of Graz.
The gunman killed 10 students at the Dreierschützengasse school before dying by suicide.
It’s believed the 21-year-old was a former student.
Chancellor Christian Stocker called it “a dark day in the history of our country.”
What happened
Around 10.00am on Tuesday (local time), a gunman entered the campus in Graz, about 200km south-west of Vienna.
The attacker opened fire on two classrooms, one of which had reportedly been his own.
The 21-year-old man shot eight students and one adult dead, before dying by suicide.
A tenth victim has since died at a local hospital, where eleven others were being treated for gunshot wounds.
Police have confirmed seven of the victims were female, and three were male.
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Police told reporters the suspect was an Austrian national who had no criminal record.
It’s understood he acted alone and carried two guns he owned legally: a shotgun and a pistol.
Authorities said they uncovered a suicide note during a search of the suspected gunman’s home, but that it did not contain any motive for the attack.
Reaction
Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker called the shooting a “dark day” and a “national tragedy”.
He announced a minute’s silence will be held at 10.00am local time on Wednesday, beginning a period of mourning that will last three days.
All public events will be cancelled over this period.
The school where the attack took place will remain closed.
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