Austria School Shooting: Staff, Student Hide In Locked Room While Gunfire Rings Out | Watch

Last Updated:June 10, 2025, 18:39 IST

New video captures the tense moments inside a locked classroom as a teacher and student seek refuge from the gunfire; the shooting at a high school has left Austria in shock.

Police walk near a school where several people died in a shooting, on June 10, 2025 in Graz, southeastern Austria. (IMAGE: AFP)

A harrowing new video has emerged from the recent school shooting in Graz, Austria. The video, which was reshared on social media by the Russian state-run outlet RT, shows two individuals – a woman, likely a teacher, and a younger person, presumed to be a student – locked inside a classroom with the person filming. Gunfire echoes in the background. They appear to have barricaded themselves against the shooter, as the person filming zooms in on the closed door.

The tragic incident unfolded on Tuesday morning at the BORG Dreierschützengasse high school in Graz, Austria’s second-largest city. The suspected shooter, believed to be a 22-year-old former student, opened fire in two classrooms before being found dead in a restroom, having reportedly taken his own life.

The attack left at least nine people dead, including seven students and one adult, with several others severely injured, according to local authorities and Graz mayor, Elke Kahr.

Police and special tactical units responded swiftly to the emergency call around 10 am (local time), deploying helicopters and paramedics to the scene. The school was promptly evacuated, and the situation was declared secure by mid-morning. The motive behind the shooting remains unclear, though reports by Russian media outlets suggest bullying may have been a factor.

The incident has shocked Austria, a country where such deadly school violence is rare. Chancellor Christian Stocker described the event as a “national tragedy". Local officials and emergency services continue to provide support to victims and their families. The community of Graz, home to around 300,000 people, mourns the loss of innocent lives in what is one of the deadliest school shootings in the country’s recent history.

Condolences poured in from across Europe.

EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas declared herself “deeply shocked" on Tuesday by reports of the shooting.

“Every child should feel safe at school and be able to learn free from fear and violence," Kallas posted on X. “My thoughts are with the victims, their families and the Austrian people in this dark moment."

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said “the news from Graz touches my heart."

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed her sympathies to the families of the victims following the “tragic news".

Public attacks are rare in Austria, an Alpine nation of almost 9.2 million people, which ranks among the 10 safest countries in the world, according to the Global Peace Index.

School shootings are also much less common in Europe than in the United States. However, in recent years, Europe has been shaken by attacks at schools and universities, not connected to terrorism.

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