Nine was killed in the Austrian city of Graz at school; Attacker too dead

A shooter killed at least nine people on Tuesday and wounded many others in an attack in a secondary school in the southern Austrian city of Graz, said the city’s mayor.

Mayor Elke Kahr, quoted by the Austrian news agency APA, said that many injuries were taken to the hospital after the shootout, which she described as a “terrible tragedy”.

Several students and at least one adult were among the dead, Kahr confirmed. The perpetrator was also found dead, the Austrian police said on Tuesday in one post on X.

According to the Austrian public broadcaster ORF, the police quoted, a student was behind the shootout, which led to the evacuation of the school.

The reports did not state how many of the dead students were. Annual vans were on site in front of the school.

A spokesman for the local police said the area was secured. People were evacuated from school and the relatives of the victims and students were looked after, he said.

Rescue service staff at the place of a shootout in a school in Graz, Austria, June 10, 2025.

“There is no further danger for the population, but there are several dead people,” he said to Austrian television.

The police said they believe that the attacker acted alone.

Salzburger Nachrichten Zeitung quoted unconfirmed reports like the suspect is a 22-year-old former student who wore two weapons a pistol and a shotgun. Kronen Zeitung said that the suspect was found dead in a bathroom. Reuters could not confirm this immediately.

Graz, the second largest city in Austria, is located in the southeast of the country and has around 300,000 inhabitants.

The Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner was on his way to Graz.

The Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker said that the shootout was a “national tragedy” in a statement and offers his condolences to the families who have lost their children.

“There are no words for the pain and grief that we all feel like – all of Austria -,” he added.

“The news from Graz shakes us to the core,” said EU boss Ursula von der Leyen about X.

Rescue service staff at the place of a shootout in a school in Graz, Austria, June 10, 2025.

“My thoughts are with the victims, their families and friends,” she posted, adding: “My thanks go to the emergency services and helpers in these difficult times.”

The EU -Top Diplomat Kaja Kallas declared itself “deeply shocked” by the shootout.

“Every child should feel safe at school and be able to learn free from fear and violence,” Kallas wrote on X. “My thoughts are with the victims, their families and the Austrians at this dark moment.”

The spokeswoman for the European Union, Paula Pinho, said: “We want to offer our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and the entire city of Graz in Austria. And we are together in mourning while we are looking for clarity for this terrible event.”

Austria has one of the most armed civilian population groups in Europe with an estimated 30 firearms per 100 people, according to the Small Arms Survey, an independent research project.

Machine rifles and pump action weapons are prohibited, while the possession of revolvers, pistols and semi-automatic weapons is only permitted with official approval. Rifles and shotguns are permitted with a firearm license or a valid hunting license or for members of traditional shooting clubs.

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