Ten people have died following a shooting at a secondary school in the Austrian city of Graz, police say
Students, at least one adult and the suspected gunman are among the dead, with several other seriously injured
The shooting happened at the Dreierschützengasse high school in Austria’s second-largest city at about 10:00 local time.Getty
A gunman opened fire at a high school in the Austrian city of Graz, authorities said Tuesday, killing nine people in one of the worst rampages in the country’s history.
The country’s interior ministry told ITV News’ US partner CNN that the victims included children between 14 and 18 years old.
The suspect, who police believe acted alone, is also dead, and the school has been secured, authorities added.
In a statement on X, police added that “several” people were seriously wounded.
Graz’s Mayor Elke Kahr described the shooting at the Bundesoberstufenrealgymnasium Dreierschützengasse school in the northwest of the city as a “terrible tragedy,” the Austria Press Agency reported.
Officers were deployed to the school on Tuesday after reports of shots being fired at 10am local time, a police spokesperson said.
Special forces were among the authorities sent to the school, with police working to establish what happened.
