Former student identified as gunman who killed 10 in school shooting in Austria

Ten people were killed in a school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday, according to authorities.

The perpetrator was identified as a 21-year-old former student who did not graduate from the school, Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. He legally owned the two firearms used in the attack, police explained.

Mayor Elke Kahr, who initially said that eight people — seven students and one adult —were among the dead, described the event as a “terrible tragedy,” the Austria Press Agency reported. Kahr said that many people were taken to hospitals with injuries.

The Austrian interior ministry previously confirmed there were several casualties, but has not revealed any further details.

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