Austrian school shooter was likely a fan of online shooting games: Probe

The 21-year-old man suspected of carrying out Austria's worst school shooting this week was most likely an introverted fan of online shooting games, criminal investigators said on June 12.

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GRAZ, Austria –

The Austrian man, identified by the local media as Arthur A, killed 10 people before shooting himself at his former high school in the southern city of Graz, sending shockwaves through Austria, which declared three days of national mourning.

Police are still attempting to establish what motivated him, but said they had seen the man. None said they knew him.

Neighbours said the suspect lived with his mother in a ground-floor apartment at one end of the estate with leafy gardens over which a large concrete grain silo looms.

Planes taking off from the airport can be seen in the distance. Several balconies and gardens on the estate boasted model storks signalling that families had welcomed babies recently.