Austria Mourns After Deadliest School Shooting in Modern History

Graz School Shooting: Nine Dead, Austria in Mourning A mass shooting at the Borg Dreischützengasse high school in Graz, Austria, on June 10, 2025, left at least nine people dead and around 30 injured. The 22-year-old gunman, identified by police as a former student who had been bullied, died by suicide in the school's bathroom. The attack is the deadliest in Austria's modern history. "In the morning hours around 10 o'clock, we received a report that several shots had been heard in a building," stated Sabri Yorgun, a police spokesman, in an interview following the incident. "We can confirm there have been several deaths. The other students in the building were evacuated." The video footage shows emergency vehicles rushing to the scene, paramedics carrying injured individuals, and police officers securing the area. The aftermath is somber, with grieving individuals embracing each other near the school. Chancellor Christian Stocker declared three days of national mourning, calling the attack a "national tragedy." The event has shocked Austria, where gun violence is incredibly rare. The nation now grapples with the aftermath of this senseless tragedy and seeks to understand the underlying causes that led to such violence.