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A 'bullied' drop-out who turned his previous school into a bloodbath on Tuesday as he massacred 10 trainees in a gun rampage had sent his mom a goodbye video just moments before he opened fire.

Investigators discovered the message the other day when they searched the home of the 21-year-old shooter who took his life after his attack at BORG Dreierschützengasse high school in the city of Graz.

Cops did not elaborate on investigators' findings in a quick post on social network X.

But a senior official who acknowledged that the message had been discovered on Tuesday night said it hadn't permitted them to draw conclusions.

Franz Ruf, the public security director at Austria's Interior Ministry informed ORF public tv that a 'goodbye letter' had also been found.

'He bids farewell to his parents. But no intention can be presumed from the goodbye letter, which is a matter for additional examinations.'

Alarmed by his confusing message, his mother instantly alerted cops, Austrian news outlet Heute reports.

But regardless of her efforts to stop a catastrophe from happening, it was too late, as she opened the video message 24 minutes after receiving it, and already her kid had actually currently stormed into 2 classrooms.

A 15-year-old Kosovan girl called Lea is the first victim to be envisioned

People embrace as they collect on the main square following a lethal school shooting in Graz, Austria, June 10, 2025

Ten people were eliminated and more than a lots others were wounded as shots and screams rang out when a shooter stormed into his old classroom and assassinated trainees and instructors. Pictured: Special forces officer evacuates the school following the fatal shooting in Graz

Asked whether the enemy had actually assaulted victims randomly or targeted them particularly, Ruf said that is likewise under examination and he didn't wish to hypothesize.

He said that wounded individuals were found on numerous levels of the school and, in one case, in front of the structure.

A 15-year-old Kosovan girl called Lea is the very first of his victim's to be envisioned.

Mourning the teen in a Facebook post, her heartbroken aunt wrote: 'Today, my niece Lea tragically lost her life in the attack in Graz. We wish her soul and reveal our appreciation to all those who share our discomfort throughout these challenging times.'

More than a dozen others were injured as shots and screams rang out when the shooter - called in your area as 'Artur A' - stormed into his old class blasting a shotgun and a handgun which he lawfully owned.

In the country's worst mass school shooting, terror-stricken pupils pretended to be dead as they cringed in passages and 2 classrooms or ran for their lives.

Chilling video recorded the sound of shots followed by screams as the shooter picked off his victims.

Pupils and instructors were said to be among the dead.

The shooter had actually sent his mother a goodbye video just moments before he opened fire

His mom right away informed police after opening his video, however it was too late. Pictured: A grab from a chilling video circulating online that reveals the moment gunshots rang out around the BORG Dreierschuetzengasse high school

Pictured: Two female trainees cling on to each other as they escape the school building

In the nation's worst mass school shooting, terror-stricken students pretended to be dead as they trembled in passages and 2 class or ran for their lives. Pictured: Special forces descended on the high school quickly before 10am regional time after reports of gunshots

Footage reveals terror-stricken students diminish a corridor and a flight of stairs as they are accompanied out of the structure by heavily armed police

Member of the family reunite following the fatal school shooting in Graz, Austria

Six female and 3 male victims passed away quickly, with one adult stated to be among them. The tenth victim, a female, caught her injuries in healthcare facility last night

Austria was plunged into a state of shock, with Chancellor Christian Stocker flying to Graz and stating a 'dark day in the history of our country'

More than 300 police and unique forces descended on the school after 'screams and gunshots' were heard by emergency service workers

Six female and 3 male victims passed away quickly, with one adult stated to be amongst them. The tenth victim, a female, yielded to her injuries in medical facility last night.

The former student ended his lethal rampage when he turned a weapon on himself in a toilet cubicle.

Police later on found a suicide note at his home nearby, which said he had 'felt bullied' at the school and was looking for someone to blame, according to Austria's Krone Zeitung newspaper, although authorities said just that he was an ex-pupil who had actually given up before finishing his studies.

The gunman is comprehended to have lived with his single mom in a low-income housing estate on the borders of Graz, Krone Zeitung reports.

One neighbour described him as 'inconspicuous', telling Profil news outlet: 'He was completely withdrawn. He used his big headphones and a knapsack whenever he went in and out. He never said hi, however he was never unpleasant in any way'.

His mom has actually been referred to as a 'kind' and 'genuinely sweet' female, with one neighbour commenting: 'I'm hoping not only for the victims' families, but also for the mother.'

Detectives are scouring data on his cellphone and computer systems to construct a picture of his current movements and search for clues as to his motivation.

Austria was plunged into a state of shock, with Chancellor Christian Stocker flying to Graz and declaring a 'dark day in the history of our nation' as he revealed three days of nationwide grieving.

More than 300 cops and special forces came down on the school after 'screams and gunshots' were heard by emergency service employees during frantic calls at 10am local time.

Armed Cobra police commandos charged into the four-storey structure as part of an emergency action that included 65 ambulances, a minimum of 2 air ambulances and 158 paramedics.

Terrified students filmed themselves as gunshots rang out, and later as they got away down corridors as armed officers assisted leave them from the 400-pupil school.

Two schoolgirls were revealed sticking on to each other as they ranged from the school building. One instructor explained being barricaded inside a class with students as they heard the gunshots.

eople collect to observe a minute of silence in honour of the victims of a deadly shooting at a secondary school

Last night Graz Cathedral held a service of reflection and the city's primary square ended up being a 'sea of lights' as candles were lit for the victims

People light candle lights for the victims of a school shooting at Hauptplatz square in Graz, Austria

The shooter entered the premises with a handgun and a handgun, according to local reports

A member of rescue services knees on the flooring and pray throughout a memorial service foloowing the shooting on June 10

A stressful video showed victims lined up on stretchers outside of the school while dozens of paramedics tended to them. Some were covered by white sheets. Helicopter ambulances airlifted one of the most significantly hurt straight to Graz Regional Hospital.

Desperate parents raced to the school as word of the massacre spread, with police reuniting them with evacuated survivors at a local hall.

One daddy told how his child had actually endured by pretending to be dead. The male, named as Farag, informed tv channel Puls 24: 'Out of worry, he set to pretend that he was killed so that he wouldn't be targeted any more.'

He included: 'Who did this? What type of issue did he have?'

One mother stated: 'My kid called me to state he was in school and that he was being shot at, and that he thinks he is going to die. I have actually just learnt now, two hours later, that he's still alive.'

Metin Ozden, who was in his kebab dining establishment near the school, stated: 'I have actually never ever seen a lot of emergency situation in my whole life.' He stated moms and dads passing his dining establishment were sobbing as they hurried to the school.

Police commander Franz Ruff stated 'at least' a dozen individuals had actually been injured in addition to those eliminated.

Krone Zeitung paper formerly reported that 28 people were taken to health center, with a minimum of two of them in an 'extremely important condition'. Seven needed emergency situation surgical treatment.

Graz mayor Elke Kahr called the event 'a terrible tragedy'. Here she is envisioned making a call after the shooting

Some victims had actually apparently been shot in the head. The numbers have actually not been formally validated.

Police validated the killer had actually legally owned the weapons, with the Salzburger Nachrichten paper reporting he had actually acquired among the guns simply days earlier.

Attacks in public are unusual in the country of almost 9.2 million individuals, which ranks among the ten best nations on the planet, according to the Global Peace Index.

Last night the country's Chancellor said: 'A school ... is a space of trust, of security, of the future. The fact that this safe space was shattered by such an act of violence leaves us speechless.'

Austria's foreign minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger said: 'As a mother of three kids, my heart is breaking.' The regional state governor Mario Kunasek said 'the green heart of Austria is crying', while president Alexander van der Bellen said: 'This horror can not be captured in words.'

Leaders from across Europe sent their condolences including Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky who said he was 'deeply saddened'. French education minister Elisabeth Borne said that a person of those who died was a 'young fellow citizen' of France.

Today, an across the country minute's silence will be held at 10am regional time. Flags on the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, where the president has his office, will fly at half mast. Pictured: People light candle lights in the primary square

A woman leaves a candle light at a makeshift memorial site near BORG Dreierschuetzengasse high school where the shooting occurred

At a press conference earlier in the day, Austria's interior minister Gerhard Karner declined to be drawn on 'speculation' in the case, saying it was the task of the criminal workplace to investigate.

Police did verify the killer was not 'understood' to authorities before the attack.

Last night Graz Cathedral held a service of reflection and the city's main square became a 'sea of lights' as candles were lit for the victims.

In a close-by parish church, prayers were stated for victims consisting of one called Leo. 'We are lighting a light for Leo,' stated Father Pesendorfer, who remained in tears.

Today, a nationwide minute's silence will be held at 10am local time. Flags on the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, where the president has his office, will fly at half mast.

Yesterday afternoon long queues formed outside a blood contribution centre in Graz. Johanna, 30, stated: 'I'm here since I wanted to do something. I felt helpless.'

Austria has one of the highest rates of weapon ownership in Europe, with roughly 370,000 Austrians lawfully owning 1.5 million signed up firearms, according to the interior ministry.

Wild searching is popular in the nation and majority of Austria's registered guns fall under the classification of weapons that can be owned by any adult without a licence.
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