--- description: Mayor of Graz says presumed gunman among the dead as local media report 28 people are being treated for injuries. title: At Least 10 Dead in School Shooting in Austria image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blted64eb97a252debb/6998c75a25f3eee85a644b84/GettyImages-2218892094.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Austria](/tag/austria/) ## Austria Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # At Least 10 Dead After School Shooting in Austria, Police Say by [Callum Sutherland](/author/callum-sutherland/) ## Callum Sutherland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Reporter Jun 10, 2025 12:50 PM CUT  A policeman is seen close to a school where, according to reports, several people died in a shooting, on June 10, 2025 in Graz, southeastern Austria. A policeman is seen close to a school where, according to reports, several people died in a shooting, on June 10, 2025 in Graz, southeastern Austria.Erwin Scheriau—APA/AFP via Getty Images by [Callum Sutherland](/author/callum-sutherland/) ## Callum Sutherland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Reporter Jun 10, 2025 12:50 PM CUT At least 10 people are dead [following a mass shooting](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ced27g4e6xwo "undefined") at the BORG Dreierschützengasse high school in Graz, Austria, according to [state police](https://x.com/PolizeiStmk/status/1932402453317894165 "undefined"). Among the dead were [eight students](https://www.polizei.gv.at/stmk/presse/aussendungen/presse.aspx?prid=546232672F564F326D57773D&pro=0 "undefined"), one adult, and the suspected gunman in the deadliest mass shooting in Austria’s postwar history. Twelve others were injured. Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker called the shooting a national tragedy and a “dark day in \[the\] history of our country” in [a press briefing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g00Xp9WEazg "undefined") Tuesday. Police said the gunman, believed to be 21 years old, is thought to have acted alone. The identities of the victims have not yet been released. Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner [confirmed](https://news.sky.com/story/what-we-know-so-far-about-school-shooting-in-austria-13381583?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter "undefined") that the suspect was a former student at the school who did not graduate. [Authorities also said](https://www.polizei.gv.at/stmk/presse/aussendungen/presse.aspx?prid=546232672F564F326D57773D&pro=0 "undefined") the firearms used in the attack were legally obtained and owned. **Read more:** [_Why Austria Has Some of the Most Relaxed Gun Ownership Laws in Europe_](https://time.com/7292837/austria-shooting-gun-ownership-laws/ "undefined") The suspected gunman reportedly carried a pistol and a shotgun, [opening fire in two classrooms](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/one-person-killed-attack-austrian-school-media-report-2025-06-10/ "undefined") before taking his own life in a bathroom at the school. Special forces were among those sent to the school after police received a phone call at 10 a.m. local time in Austria’s second largest city. Police [said](https://x.com/PolizeiStmk/status/1932401810628882663 "undefined") that students from the high school would be taken to the local ASKÖ Stadium, where they can then be picked up by parents and relatives. The government has declared a three-day period of national mourning. A nationwide minute of silence is scheduled for 10 a.m. local time Wednesday. Tuesday’s incident is the first significant mass shooting in Austria since November 2020, when a 20-year-old gunman [killed four people](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54798508 "undefined") and injured 23 others. 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