Graz amoclauf: Sportwelt in mourning - security precautions are increasing

Graz amoclauf: Sportwelt in mourning - security precautions are increasing

Graz, Österreich - On June 11, 2025, there was a tragic killing spree at a school in Graz, in which a total of eleven people, including a teacher and nine young people between the ages of 15 and 17, were killed. The 21-year-old perpetrator, a former student of the affected facility, had a shotgun and a glock pistol found at the scene. The crime occurred around 10:00 a.m. and the perpetrator was previously at school for three years, repeating a class before leaving school. A farewell letter was found, but the motive remained unclear what is the subject of further investigations. According to [today.at] (https://www.heute.at/s/trauer-hilfe-angst-so-gest-es- after-amoclauf-120113288) there are still eleven injuries in the University Hospital Graz, five of them in the intensive care unit.

These terrible events not only shaken the school community, but the entire Austrian sports world. Sports events were canceled or modified in the shadow of the killing spree. For example, the press conference on the upcoming World Tour tournament of the 3 × 3 basketball players in Vienna did not take place, and the teams jointly took part in a nationwide minute of fun. National player Rebekka Kalaydjiev said: "It is really bad" and emphasized the effects of such events on society. Several other sporting events, such as the Grazathlon and an international water jump meeting, are also said to take place within a quiet frame, while some athletes cancel their arrival to Graz. Nevertheless, it is expected that active people from five nations will be arranged, such as vienna.at.

Austria mourns

Overall, a three -day state mourning is held throughout Austria. Local churches and the St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna took part in memory by having their bells ring. The ORF interrupted its program, and the Viennese lines kept around 900 "open" vehicles for one minute. The Council of Ministers held a minute of fun at the beginning and postponed planned decisions. In Graz, hundreds of people gathered in the main square for a sea of ​​lights, and a memorial service with several hundred participants, including government representatives, took place, as orf.at reported.

In order to support the students and teachers of the affected school, a psychological service and a crisis intervention team were set up on site. The school was released by Friday, with children being able to go to school voluntarily. Education director Elisabeth Meixner described the situation as very sad. The police accompany and protect the students and teachers and have set up a hotline to offer emotional support. A talent reconstruction at school is intended to help the crime and the motives of the perpetrator better understand.

With a share of around 1.5 million firearms in the possession of around 370,000 people in Austria, as shown in orf.at, the incident will also initiate a debate on weapons laws and the prevention of such tragedies. The President of the Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has also commented on the topics of amo runs and the possibility of imitation. In this difficult time, the thoughts of the Austrian population remain with the victims and their families.