Austria declares national mourning following school shooting, suspect identified as former student
Austria declares national mourning following school shooting, suspect identified as former student
Wednesday, 18:16, 11/06/2025
VOV’s correspondent in the US
(VOVWORLD) - Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker on Tuesday declared three days of national mourning after a high school shooting in the southeastern city of Graz left at least 10 people dead and 28 injured.
Chancellor of Austria, Christian Stocker, attends a press conference following a deadly school shooting in Graz, Austria, June 10, 2025. (Photo: REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger)
He called the shooting a "dark day in the history of our country.”
Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said the 21-year-old suspect in the shooting was a student who had not graduated from that school.
Austrian President Alexander Van der Belle expressed shock at the attack and called on people to stand together to overcome the pain.