Nine deaths are now being reported from the scene of the incident.
10:28, Tue, Jun 10, 2025 | UPDATED: 11:22, Tue, Jun 10, 2025
Police deployed a tactical unit to the scene and reports "no further danger is expected" (Image: Getty)
Police have released more information after at least nine people were reportedly killed in a suspected shooting in a school in Graz, Austria. A spokesperson for the Styrian police says the situation is "secure" and "no further danger is expected".
Emergency services, including a tactical police unit and a helicopter, were sent to the BORG Dreierschützengasse school after gunshots were heard at around 10am local time. Police said the school was evacuated and people were taken to a meeting point at a nearby stadium.
Police on the scene in Graz following the shooting (Image: Getty)
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The number of deaths is unconfirmed, but police and Austria's interior ministry say several people have been killed at the high school.
The suspected gunman is believed to have killed himself, local reports say.
Pupils and teachers are thought to be among the casualties, with at least 10 seriously injured, according to reports.
Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker is said to have cancelled his appointments for the day, with the country's interior minister en route to Graz in southern Austria.
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