Overview
- A 72-year-old resident allegedly attacked several women with a knife in the cafeteria of the St. Vitus‑Stift senior centre, and an 86-year-old woman died as a result of her injuries.
- The two other victims, aged 81 and 83, were seriously hurt and the 83-year-old was reported stabilized after initially being in life‑threatening condition.
- Police say the suspect was taken into custody without resistance and that he no longer poses a danger, and investigators have formed a homicide commission to examine the case.
- Emergency teams deployed in large numbers to the scene and used two rescue helicopters to fly the wounded to hospitals while officers secured the facility and collected forensic evidence.
- Some media reports say the suspect used a wheelchair and told officers he felt bullied, but prosecutors and police have not confirmed those details and further legal and psychiatric steps are pending.