Authorities have unearthed disturbing plans for a bomb attack alongside a non-functional pipe bomb and a farewell message from the 21-year-old shooter who devastated a school in Graz, Austria.
Austria's Tragic School Shooting: Gunman's Bizarre Plans Revealed
Austria's Tragic School Shooting: Gunman's Bizarre Plans Revealed
Shocking discoveries at the Graz gunman's residence hint at a more extensive plot behind the deadly attack.
Following the devastating incident that resulted in ten fatalities, including students and a teacher, police disclosed the gunman's former status as a student of the school while investigations into his motives and background continue.
At the tragic scene of Graz's Dreierschützengasse secondary school, the police confirmed the recovery of a disturbing range of materials from the home of the shooter, a 21-year-old man who took his own life shortly after the attack. This shocking incident has been declared the deadliest school shooting in Austria's recent history.
Investigators reported finding blueprints for a bomb attack, a non-functional pipe bomb, and a note believed to be a farewell statement. In total, ten individuals lost their lives during the attack, with a further eleven sustaining injuries—six females and three males among the dead. Among the deceased were a teacher and nine students aged 14 to 17. One of the victims held Polish citizenship while the remaining nine were Austrian residents.
In response to the tragedy, the Austrian government declared three days of mourning, during which a nationwide minute of silence was held at 10:00 AM local time, accompanied by the lowering of flags to half-mast across public buildings.
During the moment of silence, emotions ran high, with a local resident named Tores expressing her devastation after learning a 17-year-old boy she knew well was among the victims. The deceased boy's family had been part of her life for years, and the news hit her hard.
Authorities revealed the shooter, who lived with his single mother in Graz, owned the legal firearms used in his assault, which consisted of a pistol and shotgun. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner indicated in a press conference that the shooter had not graduated from Dreierschützengasse secondary school and had no prior criminal record.
In the aftermath of the shooting, enhanced security measures have been implemented around schools in Graz as Austrians grapple with the ramifications of this shocking act of violence.
At the tragic scene of Graz's Dreierschützengasse secondary school, the police confirmed the recovery of a disturbing range of materials from the home of the shooter, a 21-year-old man who took his own life shortly after the attack. This shocking incident has been declared the deadliest school shooting in Austria's recent history.
Investigators reported finding blueprints for a bomb attack, a non-functional pipe bomb, and a note believed to be a farewell statement. In total, ten individuals lost their lives during the attack, with a further eleven sustaining injuries—six females and three males among the dead. Among the deceased were a teacher and nine students aged 14 to 17. One of the victims held Polish citizenship while the remaining nine were Austrian residents.
In response to the tragedy, the Austrian government declared three days of mourning, during which a nationwide minute of silence was held at 10:00 AM local time, accompanied by the lowering of flags to half-mast across public buildings.
During the moment of silence, emotions ran high, with a local resident named Tores expressing her devastation after learning a 17-year-old boy she knew well was among the victims. The deceased boy's family had been part of her life for years, and the news hit her hard.
Authorities revealed the shooter, who lived with his single mother in Graz, owned the legal firearms used in his assault, which consisted of a pistol and shotgun. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner indicated in a press conference that the shooter had not graduated from Dreierschützengasse secondary school and had no prior criminal record.
In the aftermath of the shooting, enhanced security measures have been implemented around schools in Graz as Austrians grapple with the ramifications of this shocking act of violence.
