Eight killed, others injured in Austrian school shooting, media say

(Reuters)

VIENNA, June 10 – At least eight people were killed when a shooter opened fire at a school in the Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday, and others were injured, Kronen Zeitung newspaper reported.

Citing local police, Austrian state media including national broadcaster ORF said several people had been seriously injured, including students and teachers.

Police said an operation was under way in a street in the Austrian capital called Dreierschuetzengasse, on which there is a secondary school, but declined further comment.

Police were evacuating the building, ORF said.

It was not immediately clear whether the suspect was among the victims. Kronen Zeitung said a suspect had reportedly been found dead in a bathroom, but the report could not immediately be confirmed by Reuters.