Relationship suspected
Major police operation in Graz city center
A terrible act of bloodshed shortly before midday on Friday in the center of Graz. As has now been confirmed by the police, a 29-year-old man shot a young woman (23) with a long gun. It is likely to have been a relationship. The Cobra also took part in the large-scale operation.
A brutal relationship crime caused a major operation in the city center of Graz on Friday. Countless emergency services were deployed around the Iron Gate from 11.30 a.m. - Cobra was also on the scene at one point. The streetcars were at a standstill and numerous alleyways were cordoned off. A police helicopter was also circling over the city center.
The unbelievable crime claimed two lives - according to the police, a previously innocent man (29) first fatally shot a woman (23) with a rifle and then shot himself. It is likely to have been a relationship-related crime. The crime scene was a law firm in Kaiserfeldgasse in Graz, where the victim is said to have worked.
"Then we heard a woman's voice screaming"
The emergency call for the police operation was made by Florentine Zankel from a notary's office in the same building, as she told the "Krone" shortly after the crime: "We heard it scream three times and didn't know exactly what it was yet. Then we heard a woman's voice screaming," she reports. They then called the police and locked themselves in their own office.
The police investigation is ongoing. Police spokesman Fritz Grundnig also announced that there was no longer any acute danger. The large-scale operation was ended at around 1 pm.
The police had initially called on X (formerly Twitter) to avoid the area for the time being. In a later tweet, the police now confirmed that there may have been a shooting: "According to current information, a person may have handled a firearm in a building."
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