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Nine people were killed in a mass shooting at a high school in Graz, the country’s second-largest city, the police said. The gunman also died, in an apparent suicide.
June 10, 2025Updated 1:59 p.m. ET
Nine people were killed on Tuesday in a mass shooting at a high school in Graz, Austria. The gunman, a former student, was also found dead, in an apparent suicide, the police said.
It was the deadliest attack in recent Austrian history and one of the deadliest recent school shootings in Europe.
The Austrian chancellor, Christian Stocker, called the shooting a “national tragedy” and declared three days of mourning.
What happened?
Officials said that the gunman, 21, opened fire on Tuesday morning at BORG Dreierschützengasse, where he was a former student. He was found dead in a school bathroom. The police have not released the suspect’s name.
The police said they received reports of a shooting around 10 a.m. on Tuesday and responded with heavy force. Specially trained COBRA units — Austria’s version of SWAT teams — arrived at the scene, as did a police helicopter. More than 300 officers responded.
