Overview
- The shooter, a 22-year-old former student reportedly bullied at the school, opened fire on two classrooms with a legally owned pistol and shotgun before killing himself.
- Authorities confirmed 10 fatalities, including the gunman, with victims comprising eight students and at least one adult.
- Twenty-eight people were injured, several critically, and are being treated at hospitals and at the nearby Helmut List Hall.
- Special forces and regional police evacuated the BORG Dreierschützengasse campus by mid-morning, secured the area, and directed parents to a reunification point at ASKÖ Stadium.
- Chancellor Christian Stocker and EU leaders offered condolences, and investigations into the shooter’s motive and potential gun law loopholes are underway.