School reference in Vienna: 15-year-old shoots with a fatherly service weapon!

Ein 15-jähriger Schüler schoss nach seiner Schulverweisung in Wien-Döbling mit der Dienstwaffe seines Vaters.
A 15-year-old student shot his father's service weapon after his school referring to Vienna. (Symbolbild/DNAT)

School reference in Vienna: 15-year-old shoots with a fatherly service weapon!

A 15-year-old student is the focus of the authorities after having fired several shots in a park after being suspended from the school in Vienna-Döbling with a service weapon in a park. The incident occurred after the boy had freaked out during the lesson and had thrown an armchair out of the window. After his suspension, he posted on social media that he wanted to take revenge on his classmates who had given him. This describes Kosmo .

In the afternoon, the youth was taken up by the police near the Hugo-Wolf park. When he was arrested, he was traveling with a 13-year-old friend, an Austrian citizen. The officials found a loaded revolver and a folding knife in his backpack. The student stated that the weapon was his father's service pistol who works at a security company. He had taken the weapon outside without permission, reports Krone .

legal consequences

Due to the shots on the asphalt and the meadow, several advertisements were filed against the young person, including dangerous threats and violation of the weapons law. The Vienna public prosecutor ordered its custody. His 41-year-old father also faces legal consequences because the weapon was insufficiently secured. The 13-year-old friend of the perpetrator was handed over to the care of his legal guardians and also indicated, among other things because of risk to physical security and property damage.

background and prevention

The incidents throw a light on the topic of youth crime and violence prevention. According to the Federal Ministry of Youth, numerous concepts to avoid child and youth crime have established themselves in the past two decades. These measures aim to reduce the influence of social disadvantage, experience of violence and school problems, as on the website of the ministry under bmfsfj.de is executed.

The majority of suspects children and adolescents only appear police once, but a smaller group that is classified as intensive offenders is often affected by complex problems. The creation of networks between school, police and youth welfare is crucial to effectively implement preventive measures and lead young people on the right track.

The incident in Vienna-Döbling has once again initiated the discussion about effective prevention strategies and illustrates the need to better support children and adolescents in difficult life situations.

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OrtHugo-Wolf-Park, Wien, Österreich
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