Austria school shooting: 10 killed, including suspect; 3-day national mourning declared | What we know

The incident took place on Tuesday in the city of Graz at the BORG Dreierschützengasse school.

A total of 10 people were killed, including students, after a school shooting in Austria on Tuesday. As per the Austrian government, the suspect, who was a former student of the Graz school, was also among the deceased. 

Policemen are seen in a street close to a school where, according to reports, several people died in a shooting, on June 10, 2025 in Graz, southeastern Austria. (AFP)

The shooting took place in the city of Graz at the BORG Dreierschützengasse school around 10-11 AM on Tuesday. 

Mayor Elke Kahr (KPÖ) and Austria's Interior Minister Gerhard Karner stated that 10 people have died in an attack, which includes several students and one adult. Officials further added that there were a total of six female victims and three male victims among the deceased. 

Along with this, a total of 12 people were injured in the shooting. 

Following the shooting, the Austrian government has declared a national mourning period for three days. "During three days of national mourning, all of Austria" will remember the victims, Stocker told a press conference in Graz.

"This is a dark day," he said, adding that the country had seen "an act of unimaginable violence".

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Suspect identified as 21-year-old man

The suspect behind the Austria school shooting has been identified as a 21-year old man.

As per Interior Minister Gerhard Karner , the suspect was used to be a student of the school but never graduated.

The motive behind the shooting remains unknown as the shooter died by suicide after killing nine people in the Graz school.

Officials condemn shooting

Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker, who is heading to Graz, called the school shooting “a national tragedy that deeply shocks our whole country.”

“There are no words for the pain and grief that all of us — the whole of Austria — feel now,” he wrote in a statement posted on X.

"The news of the shooting rampage in #Graz shocks me deeply. It's incomprehensible and unbearable. My sympathy and grief go out to the victims and their families. No one can imagine the suffering; as a mother of three children, it breaks my heart," stated Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger on social media platform BlueSky.

Die Meldungen vom Amoklauf in #Graz erschüttern mich zutiefst. Es ist nicht fassbar und unerträglich. Mein Mitgefühl und meine Trauer sind bei den Opfern und ihren Angehörigen. Niemand kann sich das Leid vorstellen, als Mutter dreier Kinder zerreißt es mir das Herz.

— Beate Meinl-Reisinger (@beate.neos.eu) June 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM

EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas stated that she was "deeply shocked" after hearing reports of the shooting.

"Every child should feel safe at school and be able to learn free from fear and violence," Kallas posted on X.

"My thoughts are with the victims, their families and the Austrian people in this dark moment," she added further.

School evacuated, area cordoned off

Following the attack, the Graz school has been evacuate. The students were taken to the nearby Helmut List Hall, where they received treatment from the Red Cross.

The incident has also prompted police officials to cordon off the area and divert public transport.

As per local reports, the shooting began at 10 AM. After gunshots were heard in the school, the public was advised to avoid the area and seek shelter indoors.